The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HELLO which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2010.
Greeting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HELLO | 60 % | 5 |
| ALOHA | 10 % | 5 |
| AVE | 8 % | 3 |
| HAIL | 8 % | 4 |
| MERRYCHRISTMAS | 2 % | 14 |
| NOD | 2 % | 3 |
| HOWDOYOUDO | 2 % | 10 |
| HOWDY | 2 % | 5 |
| SALUTE | 2 % | 6 |
| HALLO | 2 % | 5 |
| HAPPYNEWYEAR | 2 % | 12 |
| SALUTATION | 2 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Greeting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- salutation
- welcome
- regards
- saluting
- hailing
- congratulation
- welcoming
- tribute
- goodwill
- wish
- reception
- announcement
Crossword Answer definitions
HELLO noun- "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
- To greet with "hello".
- A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- A greeting used when answering the telephone.
- A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
- Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.
- An expression of puzzlement or discovery.
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 HELLO
- Greeting for Dolly
- "Greetings!"
- How-do-you-do
- Start of a phone conversation
- Greetings!
- Ring response
- Greeting
- 2015 Adele hit
- Mobile line
- Conversation piece?
More clues leading to the result ALOHA
- "Later!" at the luau
- Honolulu's __ Bowl
- "The __ State" (Hawaii)
- A fine how-do-you-do
- Hilo "howdy"
- Hilo hello
- Don Ho farewell!
- Honolulu hello
- Molokai bye
- HI hi
More clues leading to the result AVE
- "__ Maria"
- Expression of greeting
- Farewell
- Hail
- Hail from the past
- NY's Fifth, for one
- St. crosser
- ___ Maria
- Cathedral hail
- DC's Pennsylvania, for one
More clues leading to the result HAIL
- Greeting for Caesar
- Thunderstorm fallout
- Greeting
- Weather problem
- Deferential greeting to Satan
- Heavy rain?
- Greet
- "___ to the Thief" (Radiohead album)
- Hard rain?
- Kind of storm
More clues leading to the result MERRYCHRISTMAS
More clues leading to the result NOD
- "Wynken, Blynken and ____"
- Auction action
- Doze momentarily
- Give agreement, silently
- Companion of Winken and Blinken
- Doze off
- Motion of agreement
- Nutational gesture
- Drop off
- Move the head
More clues leading to the result HOWDOYOUDO
- Pleasant greeting
- Polite greeting
- Formal greeting
- Words of welcome
- Common greeting
- Contretemps.
- Greeting
- "Hello"
- Hi
More clues leading to the result HOWDY
- Dude ranch greeting
- Informal greeting
- "'Sup?" down south
- "Hey, there"
- ___ Doody
- First name in TV puppets
- Greeting to a cowpoke
- "Hey, Tex"
- Cowboy's greeting
- Galveston greeting
More clues leading to the result SALUTE
- Acknowledge the general
- Gesture for the general
- Military greeting
- Toast
- Base gesture?
- Base greeting?
- Pay homage to
- Acknowledge a superior officer
- Greet a general
- Tribute
More clues leading to the result HALLO
- Surprised cry
- Shouted greeting
- Fox hunter's cry
- Hunt holler
- Greeting
- Hunting call
- Fox hunt call
- Fox hunt cry
- Winnie-the-Pooh greeting
- A shout or call.
More clues leading to the result HAPPYNEWYEAR
- DECEMBER 31ST WORDS
- What will be shouted at midnight tonight
- Countdown concluder
- 1/1 wish
- Words to be shouted at midnight
- Greeting
- Annual cry at midnight
- Annual greeting
- 1987 Peter Falk crime caper
- Cry after a countdown