The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LAY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Ballad crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAY | 71 % | 3 |
| SONG | 19 % | 4 |
| POEM | 6 % | 4 |
| DERRY | 3 % | 5 |
Why may LAY be the right solution?
"Lay" is a type of ballad, often a narrative poem or song that tells a story. It is a common term used in the context of ballads in literature and music.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ballad
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lay
- ballade
- song
- romance
- drive
- novel
- monger
- tour
- trip
- walk
- ride
- picnic
Crossword Answer definitions
LAY noun- Arrangement or relationship; layout.
- A share of the profits in a business.
- A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
- The direction a rope is twisted.
- A casual sexual partner.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- A plan; a scheme.
- (uncountable) the laying of eggs.
- A layer.
- To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- To cause to subside or abate.
- To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
- To produce and deposit an egg.
- To bet (that something is or is not the case).
- To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
- To have sex with.
- To take a position; to come or go.
- To state; to allege.
- To point; to aim.
- (ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
- To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
- To place (new type) properly in the cases.
- To apply; to put.
- To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
- To impute; to charge; to allege.
- To present or offer.
- A lake.
- Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
- Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.
- Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
- A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
- A meadow; a lea.
- A law.
- An obligation; a vow.
- To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LAY
- Common
- Produce hen fruit
- Frito-__
- Not of the clergy
- Put down, as carpet
- Put down, as track
- Place, as a bet
- Produce an egg
- Bang
- Don Juan's conquest
More clues leading to the result SONG
- Musical poem
- Nightclub number
- Bars that often close about three minutes after they open?
- Something to render
- Karaoke selection
- Thing that many people break into
- iTunes purchase
- Noted composition?
- Medley component
- Request for a deejay
More clues leading to the result POEM
- Metrical composition
- It has many feet
- Verbal composition
- "Jabberwocky," for one
- Crane's creation
- Dove creation
- Dove product
- Haiku or clerihew
- Pound piece
- "Trees," e.g.