The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PET , but the solution may also be ANGEL which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Darling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PET | 19 % | 3 |
| DEAR | 11 % | 4 |
| DEARY | 8 % | 5 |
| CUTE | 7 % | 4 |
| IDOL | 7 % | 4 |
| SWEETHEART | 6 % | 10 |
| LOVE | 3 % | 4 |
| HONEY | 3 % | 5 |
| CUTIE | 3 % | 5 |
| DEARIE | 3 % | 6 |
| ADORABLE | 2 % | 8 |
| ANGEL | 2 % | 5 |
| HON | 2 % | 3 |
| SWEETIE | 2 % | 7 |
| ADORED | 2 % | 6 |
| SUGAR | 2 % | 5 |
| DEARESTONE | 2 % | 10 |
| SWEETS | 2 % | 6 |
| MYLOVE | 1 % | 6 |
| HONEYBUNCH | 1 % | 10 |
| SWEET | 1 % | 5 |
| BAE | 1 % | 3 |
| LAMB | 1 % | 4 |
| SWEETPEA | 1 % | 8 |
| SWEETIEPIE | 1 % | 10 |
| CHERI | 1 % | 5 |
| MYDEAR | 1 % | 6 |
| BABYCAKES | 1 % | 9 |
| LOVABLE | 1 % | 7 |
| TURTLEDOVE | 1 % | 10 |
| CARAMIA | 1 % | 7 |
| CUTEY | 1 % | 5 |
| WENDYORMICHAEL | 1 % | 14 |
| BELOVED | 1 % | 7 |
| CUTIEPIE | 1 % | 8 |
Why may BAE be the right solution?
The answer to "Darling" is "BAE" because "BAE" is a term of endearment that stands for "Before Anyone Else." It is commonly used to refer to a loved one or significant other.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Darling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dear
- dearie
- deary
- ducky
- pet
- favourite
- beloved
- favorite
- loved
- darling river
- darlin
- treasury
Crossword Answer definitions
PET noun- An animal kept as a companion.
- (by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
- One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
- Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
- To stroke or fondle (an animal).
- To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
- Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
- To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
- To be a pet.
- To be peevish; to sulk.
- Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
- Kept or treated as a pet.
- A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
- A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
- A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
- A formal written request for judicial action.
- A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
- A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
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 PET
- Class favorite
- Dino, to Fred and Wilma
- Favorite
- Tarantula, sometimes
- Vet visitor
- Cat or dog
- Gerbil or hamster
- Stroke gently
- Sulking fit
- Caress
More clues leading to the result DEAR
- Beloved
- Cherished
- Letter opener
- Very expensive
- "___ Abby"
- Sweet thing
- Expensive
- Letter starter
- Sweetie
- Sweetpea
More clues leading to the result DEARY
More clues leading to the result CUTE
- Darling
- Precious
- Adorable
- "Aww"-inducing
- Aww-inspiring
- Just adorable
- Attractive
- Like many an animal picture on the web
- Charmingly attractive
- Fetching
More clues leading to the result IDOL
- "Rebel Yell" singer Billy
- False god
- Groupies' object of worship
- Hollywood figure
- London-born singer Billy
- Matinee __ (film star)
- Object of adoration
- Object of reverence
- Pop star?
- Presley, for one
More clues leading to the result SWEETHEART
- February 14 word
- Honey
- Affectionate pet name
- Darling
- *Valentine recipient
- Valentine.
- Kind of neckline.
- Kind of labor contract
- "___ Tree," Mercer-Mancini song: 1965
- Significant other
More clues leading to the result LOVE
- Cherish deeply
- Hold dear
- It meant nothing to Nastase
- Singer Courtney
- Zero, in tennis
- Courtney or Davis
- First word in countless song titles
- Zero, at Wimbledon
- Adoration
- Rom-com subject
More clues leading to the result HONEY
- Comb contents
- Sugar substitute?
- Sweetheart
- Sweetie pie
- Mead ingredient
- Macushla
- Dear
- Winnie the Pooh's favourite food
- Pooh goo
- Mead base
More clues leading to the result CUTIE
More clues leading to the result DEARIE
- Loved one
- Sugar substitute?
- Honey bun
- Pumpkin alternative
- Sweetie pie
- Sweetheart
- Hon
- Hon'
- Honey-bunch
- Darlin'
More clues leading to the result ADORABLE
- Dreamy
- "Aw"-inspiring
- "Aww"-inspiring
- Cute as a button
- Precious
- Cute
- Darling
- Like the object of an "Aww!"
- Exquisitely charming: Colloq.
- Very charming.
More clues leading to the result ANGEL
- Halo owner
- Venezuela falls
- Heavenly spirit
- Kate Jackson once
- Broadway benefactor
- Stained glass figure
- Goth magician Criss
- Show backer
- Broadway backer
- "Wicked" backer?
More clues leading to the result HON
More clues leading to the result SWEETIE
More clues leading to the result ADORED
- Like the liked
- Worshipped
- Extremely popular
- Placed on a pedestal
- Went gaga over
- Worshiped
- Thought the world of
- Was mad for
- Went for in a big way
- Cherished
More clues leading to the result SUGAR
- Coffee-shop freebie
- Sweetener
- Table packet
- Mary Poppins' spoonful
- Term of endearment
- __ daddy
- Coffee addition
- ___ cane
- Sweeten
- Coffee additive
More clues leading to the result DEARESTONE
More clues leading to the result SWEETS
- Desserts, generally
- Sugary treats
- Cake and ice cream
- Bakesale goods
- Caries causers
- Willy Wonka's creations
- Candy
- Dieter's no-nos
- No-nos for a diabetic
- Halloween haul
More clues leading to the result MYLOVE
- 1966 #1 hit for Petula Clark
- 1973 Paul McCartney and Wings hit
- Song by Wings, Justin Timberlake, or Lionel Richie
- 1973 Paul McCartney & Wings hit
- "Darling"
- "Sweetheart"
- Mid-February salutation, perhaps
- "Mi amor," in English
More clues leading to the result HONEYBUNCH
- Beekeepers' union?
- Sugar
- Sweetie pie
- Darling
- Term of endearment
- One's significant other
- Endearment
- BBBB
- Bees?
- Union for beekeepers?
More clues leading to the result SWEET
- Kind of tooth or talk
- "___ are the uses of adversity"
- "___ Charity"
- "Ni-i-ice"
- Nice sound of Bach composition (5)
- Piece of candy
- Candy kiss, e.g.
- Aspartame-laden
- Keen or kind
- Like lollipops
More clues leading to the result BAE
- Word for your valentine
- Honey, in slang
- Main squeeze, slangily
- Sweetie, in slang
- Main squeeze, in slang
- Modern steady
- Modern sweetie
- Sweetie, in recent slang
- Modern honey
- Hon, modern-style
More clues leading to the result LAMB
- Babe in the woods
- Gentle one
- Mary's pet
- Stew meat
- Mary's charge
- Elia was his pen name
- Doner kebab meat
- Young Cotswold
- Young sheep
- Dish served with jelly
More clues leading to the result SWEETPEA
- Hon
- Large, fragrant flower
- Garden plant
- Fragrant legume plant
- Snookums
- Honeybunch
- Fragrant climbing plant
- Legume with fragrant blossoms
- 1966 Tommy Roe hit
- Climbing legume
More clues leading to the result SWEETIEPIE
More clues leading to the result CHERI
- Mon ___
- French "honey"
- Dijon dearie
- French term of endearment
- French boyfriend
- Frenchwoman's "dear"
- Oteri of SNL
- SNL's Oteri
- Novel by Colette
- "SNL" alumna Oteri
More clues leading to the result MYDEAR
- Beatles' "Martha ___"
- Billet-doux salutation
- Beginning words of a salutation
- Affectionate address
- "Frankly, __, I don't..."
- "Frankly, __ ..."
- Scarlett, to Rhett, ultimately
- Quaint love letter opener
- Last thing Rhett called Scarlett
- Sweetheart
More clues leading to the result BABYCAKES
More clues leading to the result LOVABLE
- Endearing
- Like a cute pup
- Like a cute baby
- Easy to fall for
- Precious
- Dear
- Endearing.
- Sweet and attractive
- Cuddly
- "Awww"-inspiring
More clues leading to the result TURTLEDOVE
- Animal twofer?
- Deodorant in a shell?
- This animal presumably spends its entire life in a shell ... correction: just the first part of its life
- Darling
- One of two in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
- One of two in a Christmas song
- Bird between the partridge and French hen
- Christmas gift of song
- Cooing bird
- Term of endearment
More clues leading to the result CARAMIA
- Italian sweetheart
- My dear, to a Tuscan
- Italian sweetie
- Italian term of endearment
- 1965 hit for Jay and the Americans
- Jay & the Americans hit
- Words of affection from Luigi
- Jay and the Americans song
- Top-10 tune of '65
- Turin term of endearment
More clues leading to the result CUTEY
- Adorable one: Var.
- Doll
- Honey
- Darling
- Adorable tot
- Dish
- Good-looker
- Little darling
- Adorable one
- Good-looker (Var.)
More clues leading to the result WENDYORMICHAEL
More clues leading to the result BELOVED
- Toni Morrison novel
- Darling
- Precious
- Dear
- Cherished
- Adored.
- Second word of the marriage ceremony.
- Term of endearment.
- Second word of a marriage ritual.
- Dear one.