The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EAST , but the solution may also be BEAK which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Cardinal point crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EAST | 69 % | 4 |
| WEST | 18 % | 4 |
| BEAK | 3 % | 4 |
| SOUTH | 3 % | 5 |
| CLAW | 2 % | 4 |
| NORTH | 2 % | 5 |
| NEST | 2 % | 4 |
| CREST | 2 % | 5 |
Why may BEAK be the right solution?
The word "Cardinal" can refer to a type of bird, specifically a cardinal bird. Birds have beaks, so "BEAK" is a clever play on words for this clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cardinal point
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- intercardinal direction
- point
- compass point
- cardinal number
- axial point
- compass error
- quadrant
- quadripoint
- octant
- zero
- polar coordinates
- origin
Crossword Answer definitions
EAST noun- One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E.
- Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
- Wind from the east
- Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
- From the East; oriental.
- Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel.
- Towards the east; eastwards
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 EAST
- "__ of Eden"
- Cold War side
- Mah jong seat
- Needle point?
- New York's Upper __ Side
- Part of SEATO
- Right on the map
- Bridge position
- Direction
- Mah Jongg starter
More clues leading to the result WEST
- Batman portrayer Adam
- Greeley's direction
- Adam or Mae
- Mae __ (life preserver)
- Needle point
- aka (Nathan) Weinstein
- "The Shoes of the Fisherman" author
- "The Wild Wild ___" (1965-70 TV show)
- 'The Wild, Wild ____"
- Mae or Adam
More clues leading to the result BEAK
- Spout of a pitcher
- A toucan's is over 2-feet long
- Bill
- Bird's bill
- Honker
- Schnozz
- Bill in an aviary
- Nose, slangily
- Broad bill
- Martin's bill
More clues leading to the result SOUTH
- Hand player in bridge columns
- Bridge position
- British Columbia, vis-a-vis the Yukon
- Down on a map
- __ China Sea
- Toward Marie Byrd Land
- Went ___ (turned bad)
- Declarer in bridge columns
- Union foe
- Pole position?
More clues leading to the result CLAW
- Wrecking-bar end
- Talon
- Lobster's weapon
- Sharp part of a kite
- Wolverine's blade
- Serving of lobster
- Weapon in the wild
- Lobster's pincer
- Hammer feature
- Lobster feature
More clues leading to the result NORTH
- Part of NAFTA
- Way up
- Civil War victors
- "... the true ___ strong and free..."
- ___ Battleford, Sask.
- ___ Battleford
- Direction in a Hitchcock title
- ___ Pole
- Document-shredding marine
- Colonel involved in Iran-Contra
More clues leading to the result NEST
- Aerie
- Bird house?
- Bird's-__ soup
- Digs of twigs
- Duck hawk's digs
- Hornbill home
- Mare's __ (hoax)
- Robin's residence
- See 34A
- Snug place