Crossword Clue: Big book
Here's the answer to the Big book crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: TOME
The answer to "Big book" is TOME. Tome runs 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants — opening with T and closing on E. In a grid it fills a 4-square slot whose letters are each shared with a crossing word, so the intersections do a lot of the heavy lifting when the clue itself is tough.
Origin & meaning
A tome is a large, weighty, often scholarly book. The T-O-M-E vowels make it a common crossword answer.
Common usage
You'll see TOME in grids regularly — its 4-letter, 2 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the T or E, TOME tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like TOME are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet TOME again and again, and recognizing it instantly is one of the quiet skills that separates fast solvers from slow ones.
Stuck on this clue?
The fastest way past a stubborn clue like this one is the grid itself: pencil in the easy crossing answers first, and TOME will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
The clue "Big book" is just one way to arrive at TOME. Across different puzzles and editors you may see the same answer clued as "Hefty volume". Recognizing that a single answer can wear many clues is one of the fastest ways to level up as a solver.
Example sentences
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing TOME into the grid took no time at all."
- "Tome is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Big book' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in TOME almost immediately."