The term 'to a degree' is used to describe something that is not completely true, but has SOME truth to it. The crossword solutions for this term include 'SOMEWHAT' (8 letters), 'SOME' (4 letters), 'QUITE' (5 letters), 'PARTLY' (6 letters), 'sortof' (6 letters), 'insofar' (7 letters), 'inasense' (8 letters), and 'insomemeasure' (13 letters). All of these words indicate that something is true to SOME extent, but not completely.