Answer to "French novelist" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LOTI , but the solution may also be ZOLA which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).

French novelist crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
LOTI	24 %	4
PROUST	7 %	6
SAGAN	7 %	5
SADE	6 %	4
SAND	6 %	4
ZOLA	6 %	4
GIDE	6 %	4
COLETTE	5 %	7
HUGO	5 %	4
DUMAS	5 %	5
SUE	4 %	3
BALZAC	4 %	6
LESAGE	2 %	6
DAUDET	2 %	6
ANET	2 %	4
PREVOST	1 %	7
BARRES	1 %	6
EMILEZOLA	1 %	9
SARTRE	1 %	6
VERNE	1 %	5
ROMAINS	1 %	7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: French novelist

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• writer
• author
• balzac
• zola
• hugo
• proust
• gide
• loti
• colette
• malraux
• dumas
• sade

Crossword Answer definitions

LOTI noun

1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
2. A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.
3. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
4. A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
5. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.

LOTI noun

1. The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender.
2. A coin or banknote betokening a value in (ma)loti.

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 LOTI

• French novelist Pierre
• French novelist
• Mon frere Yves author Pierre
• "Madame Chrysanthème" writer Pierre
• "An Iceland Fisherman" author Pierre
• "Mon Frère Yves" author Pierre
• French novelist (1850–1923).
• French writer of exotic tales.
• Pseudonym of Louis Viaud.
• French author (1850–1923).

More clues leading to the result PROUST

• French novelist Marcel
• Swann's Way author
• "In Search of Lost Time" author
• Remembrance of Things Past author
• Marcel the novelist
• "Swann's Way" author
• Author of whom Elie Wiesel said, "We all learned from him how to go back in time"
• French writer Marcel
• "Jean Santeuil" novelist
• "Remembrance of Things Past" author

More clues leading to the result SAGAN

• "Cosmos" author
• Astronomer Carl
• Author of "Contact"
• "Contact" author Carl
• "Contact" writer
• Contact novelist
• "Cosmic Connection" author
• Cosmos creator
• "Billions and billions" astronomer
• "Cosmos" host

More clues leading to the result SADE

• "Maureen" singer
• "Smooth Operator" singer
• "Sweetest Taboo" singer
• French novelist
• Marquis de ___
• Nigerian-born songstress
• The Marquis de __
• Infamous marquis
• "Marat/__" (Peter Weiss play)
• "By Your Side" singer, 2000

More clues leading to the result SAND

• Castle material?
• Make smooth
• Smooth down
• ___ box: playground feature
• Bunker filler
• Chopin's companion
• Starter for bar or bag
• Word before hill or dollar
• Beach covering
• Hourglass contents

More clues leading to the result ZOLA

• "Nana" author Emile
• "Nana" author
• Olympic runner Budd
• Dreyfus defender
• Dreyfus affair author
• Nana author
• "J'accuse" author Emile
• "J'accuse" writer
• "La Débâcle" novelist Emile
• Writer Emile

More clues leading to the result GIDE

• Author of "The Immoralist"
• "L'Immoraliste" author André
• _The Immoralist_ author
• Existentialist Andre
• 1947 French Nobelist André
• 1947 literature Nobelist Andre
• French novelist André
• "L'immoraliste" author
• Literature Nobelist André
• "The Counterfeiters" author André

More clues leading to the result COLETTE

• Author of the "Claudine" series
• Single-named French novelist
• Author of "Gigi" and "Claudine"
• "Gigi" author
• Toni in "About a Boy"
• "Gigi" novelist
• "Chéri" novelist
• Gigi's creator
• French woman novelist, creator of "Claudine."
• French novelist.

More clues leading to the result HUGO

• French writer Victor ___
• Hunchback creator Victor
• 1966 award won by 2D
• Quasimodo's creator
• Boss of fashion
• Sci-fi writer's award
• Sci-fi author's award
• Science fiction award
• "Les Misérables" author
• "Les Misérables" author Victor

More clues leading to the result DUMAS

• Edmond Dantes' creator
• "The Three Musketeers" penner
• Aramis' creator
• Swashbuckling novelist
• D'Artagnan's creator
• He wrote the play on which "La Traviata" was based
• "The Three Musketeers" author
• "The Three Musketeers" author Alexandre
• Creator of Athos and Aramis
• D'Artagnan's romanticizer

More clues leading to the result SUE

• "Runaround ____"
• "__ Me" ("Guys and Dolls" tune)
• Go courting?
• '"A Boy Named ___"
• Drag to court
• Petition
• Take to court
• "So ___ me"
• Be litigious
• ___ Ellen Ewing

More clues leading to the result BALZAC

• "Le Père Goriot" author
• Author of "Le Comedie Humaine"
• "The Human Comedy" author
• French novelist Honoré de ___
• "La comédie humaine" novelist
• French realist who wrote "La Comédie humaine"
• French novelist
• Inspiration for Proust
• Author of "Le Père Goriot"
• Rodin sculpture subject

More clues leading to the result LESAGE

• "Gil Blas" author
• "Gil Blas" writer
• "Gil Blas" novelist Alain René ___
• "Gil Blas" novelist Alain
• "Gil Blas" novelist
• Author of "Gil Blas."
• He wrote Gil Blas, 1715–35.
• French dramatist.
• French writer.
• 18th century novelist.

More clues leading to the result DAUDET

• French author
• Noted French novelist (1840–97).
• Creator of Tartaran of Tarascon.
• French novelist.
• French author.
• French novelist
• French writer
• "Sapho" and "Jack" author
• French writer Alphonse or Léon

More clues leading to the result ANET

• Without ____ (at risk)
• Dillseed
• Work without ___
• Work without ___ (take chances)
• "Live Without ___" (1986 Van Halen tour video)
• Caught in ___
• Dill
• Dill herb
• Working without __
• Grateful Dead's "Without __"

More clues leading to the result PREVOST

• French novelist (1862–1941).
• French novelist.

More clues leading to the result BARRES

• Ballet handrails
• Ballet-class rails
• Dance studio aids
• Horizontal supports
• Ballet rails
• French novelist
• Ballet-practice fixtures
• Dancers' railings

More clues leading to the result EMILEZOLA

• "Germinal" novelist
• Defender of Dreyfus
• "The Life of ___" (Best Picture of 1937)
• Paul Muni role of 1937
• "J'accuse" author
• Dreyfus defender
• "Thérèse Raquin" novelist
• Writer painted by Manet
• Childhood friend of Paul Cézanne
• "Les Rougon-Macquart" author

More clues leading to the result SARTRE

• Big name in existentialism
• Novelist Jean-Paul
• "Hell is other people" writer
• "No Exit" writer
• "A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost" speaker
• Existentialist
• "No Exit" author
• "Nausea" novelist
• "No Exit" dramatist
• "Being and Nothingness" author

More clues leading to the result VERNE

• French novelist
• Sci-fi pioneer
• "Around the World in 80 Days" author
• "From the Earth to the Moon" writer
• Captain Nemo's creator
• Science fiction pioneer
• Nemo's creator
• Sportscaster Lundquist
• Early sci-fi author
• Fogg's creator

More clues leading to the result ROMAINS

• French author of "Men of Good Will."
• Author of "Men of Good Will."
• French novelist