The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PAPA , but the solution may also be POP which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Dad crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAPA | 60 % | 4 |
| POP | 16 % | 3 |
| POPPA | 13 % | 5 |
| FATHER | 4 % | 6 |
| OLDMAN | 4 % | 6 |
| POPS | 2 % | 4 |
| PATER | 2 % | 5 |
Why may PAPA be the right solution?
The answer "PAPA" fits the clue "Dad" because "PAPA" is a common informal term for father in many languages.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dad
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- daddy
- papa
- pappa
- pater
- dada
- old man
- pop
- pa
- father
- grandpa
- mom
- son
Crossword Answer definitions
PAPA noun- Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- A pet name for one's grandfather.
- A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
- The letter P in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
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 PAPA
- Mama's partner
- A Bear
- Haydn nickname
- Haydn or Hemingway
- Hemingway handle
- Hemingway sobriquet
- John Phillips was one
- Nickname for Hemingway
- One of a Grimm trio
- "__ Don't Preach"
More clues leading to the result POP
- __ for (buy)
- __-up (infielder's chance)
- Grammy Awards category
- Weasel word?
- Type of quiz
- Household name
- "The French Connection" character
- Bottle opening sound
- Bubble bursting noise
- Gotye genre
More clues leading to the result POPPA
- Dad
- "Big ___" (1995 single dedicated "to all the ladies in the place with style and grace")
- Where's ___?
- "Where's __?" (1970 comedy)
- Daddy
- Old man, to a kid
- "Where's ___?" (George Segal movie)
- Father, informally
- Father, familiarly
- The old man
More clues leading to the result FATHER
- Family man
- Preparer of 63 Across, often
- Trinity member
- Be the sire of
- Catholic Church title
- June honoree
- Padre
- Sire
- Mulcahy of "M*A*S*H," for one
- Darth, to Luke
More clues leading to the result OLDMAN
- Title for pop
- Pops
- Hemingway hero
- Pop
- Father or husband
- Father, informally
- Hubby
- Dad, with "the"
- "The ____ and the Sea"
- "The ___ and the Sea"
More clues leading to the result POPS
- Short, sharp, explosive sounds
- The Boston ___
- Old man
- What his children called Fiedler?
- Daddy-o
- Boston __
- Band in Boston
- Band in Boston?
- Carbonated quaffs
- Light classical orchestra