Crossword clue

Living crossword clue

We have 16 answers for the clue “Living”, from 4–11 letters. The most likely answer is ALIVE.

Top answer ALIVE 5 letters · Not dead

All answers for “Living”

AnswerLettersMeaning
4-letter answers
KEEP 4 Food and lodging one needs to live
LIVE 4 Alive, not dead
5-letter answers
ALIVE Best match 5 Not dead
BREAD 5 Livelihood, as in earning one's bread
QUICK 5 Archaic word for alive
6-letter answers
EXTANT 6 Still in existence
INCOME 6 Money earned to live on
7-letter answers
ANIMATE 7 Having life
ORGANIC 7 Relating to living matter
8-letter answers
EXISTING 8 Being in existence
RESIDING 8 Having one's home somewhere
DWELLING 8 Making one's home in a place
BENEFICE 8 Church post with an income
9-letter answers
BREATHING 9 Alive and drawing breath
10-letter answers
LIVELIHOOD 10 Means of earning money
11-letter answers
SUBSISTENCE 11 Means of supporting life

What does “Living” mean?

Used as an adjective, living means alive or still in existence. As a noun it is the way a person earns money, or in the Church of England a clergyman's post with its income; as a participle it means residing or existing.

Solving tip

ALIVE is the stock five-letter answer for the adjective, LIVELIHOOD or KEEP for the noun. QUICK is an archaic word for living, as in 'the quick and the dead', and setters like it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to the crossword clue "Living"?

The most likely answer is ALIVE (5 letters) — Not dead. Other common answers are ANIMATE (7), EXTANT (6), LIVELIHOOD (10), INCOME (6).

How many letters are in the answer to "Living"?

Answers to "Living" range from 4–11 letters. Count the squares in your grid and use the length filter on this page to narrow the list.