The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SIRES , but the solution may also be DADS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Fathers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIRES | 62 % | 5 |
| DADS | 17 % | 4 |
| BEGETS | 6 % | 6 |
| PAS | 5 % | 3 |
| PADRES | 3 % | 6 |
| PAPAS | 2 % | 5 |
| PATERS | 2 % | 6 |
| PRIESTS | 1 % | 7 |
| DESIRES | 1 % | 7 |
| ABBAS | 1 % | 5 |
| POPS | 1 % | 4 |
Why may BEGETS be the right solution?
The word "begets" means to father or produce offspring. Therefore, "begets" is the right answer to the clue "Fathers."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fathers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mother
- forefather
- sire
- padre
- church father
- founder
- founding father
- beginner
- generate
- bring forth
- get
- begetter
Crossword Answer definitions
SIRES noun- A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
- A male animal; a stud, especially a horse or dog, that has fathered another.
- A father; the head of a family; the husband.
- A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
- (of a male) to procreate; to father, beget, impregnate.
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 SIRES
- Fathers
- Kingly addresses
- Horse fathers
- Stable dads
- Farm dads
- Fathers on a farm
- Names on pedigrees
- Paddock parents
- Pedigree names
- Equine dads
More clues leading to the result DADS
- Pops
- Many Little League coaches
- Big name in root beer
- Hires competitor
- June 20 honorees
- June honorees
- A&W rival
- Root beer brand
- Root beer choice
- Moms' mates
More clues leading to the result BEGETS
- Sires
- Sires, biblically
- Engenders, in the Bible
- Sires, old-style
- Engenders
- Sires, in the Bible
- Sires, as in the Bible
- Procreates.
- Gives rise to.
- Sires.
More clues leading to the result PAS
- Sound systems, for short
- __ de deux
- "____ de deux"
- Ballerina's step
- Family men
- Faux ___
- ___ de deux
- Faux follower
- Dance step
- Hearing aids?
More clues leading to the result PADRES
- San Diego players
- San Diego nine
- NL West team
- San Diego squad
- California nine
- San Diego Chicken's team
- Fathers, to Felipe
- Army priests
- Military chaplains
- Petco Park players
More clues leading to the result PAPAS
- Daddies
- Men of the house
- 1/2 of a 60's quartet
- Half of a '60s pop group
- Actress Irene
- John and Denny
- Half a 1960s quartet
- Synonym for 118 across
- Half a '60s pop group
- Greek actress Irene
More clues leading to the result PATERS
- British patriarchs
- Etonians' dads
- Derby dads
- Fathers.
- Dads, in Devonshire
- Eton boys' parents
- Bath dads
- Lord's Prayer recitations
- Some prayers
More clues leading to the result PRIESTS
- Deacons' superiors
- Clergymen
- Parish leaders
- Those with the rite stuff?
- Ones in clerical work?
- They have the rite stuff
- Bishop's subordinates
- They tend church regularly
- Mass leaders
- Holy water blessers
More clues leading to the result DESIRES
- Longs for
- They may be burning
- Strong urges
- Wants strongly
- Aspirations
- Asks for
- Covets
- Has a hankering for
- Urges
- Wishes
More clues leading to the result ABBAS
- PLO leader Mahmoud
- Eban, et al.
- Successor to Arafat
- Arafat's successor
- Arafat successor
- __ the Great, Shah of Iran
- Arafat's new prime minister
- Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud ___
- PLO chairman Mahmoud ___
- Netanyahu's Palestinian counterpart