Answer to "Guiding lights" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BEACONS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.

Guiding lights crossword clue answers

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

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
BEACONS	33 %	7
LODESTARS	17 %	9
STARS	17 %	5
TENETS	17 %	6
IDEALS	17 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Guiding lights

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

• luminary
• leading light
• notability
• notable
• illuminating
• lighthouses
• illumination
• guidance
• beacon light
• guideposts
• illuminations
• illumining

Crossword Answer definitions

BEACONS noun

1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
2. A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
3. A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
4. That which gives notice of danger, or keeps people on the correct path.
5. An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.

BEACONS verb

1. To act as a beacon.
2. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
3. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.

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 BEACONS

• Guiding lights
• Lighthouses
• Lighthouses.
• Watchtowers.
• Pharoses
• Guidance signals
• Signals

More clues leading to the result LODESTARS

• Guides
• Mariners' guides.
• Guides for ancient mariners.
• Guiding ideals.
• Navigational reference points
• Guiding lights

More clues leading to the result STARS

• Galactic bits
• Pain, in comics
• Leading players
• "We Are All Made of ___" (Moby)
• Hollywood Walk of Fame sights
• Us people
• Us people?
• * * *
• Oscar winners, often
• Great balls of fire

More clues leading to the result TENETS

• Beliefs
• Doctrines
• Dogmas
• Articles of faith
• Missionary positions
• Principles
• Convictions
• Religious doctrines
• Basic principles
• Precepts

More clues leading to the result IDEALS

• Worthy principles
• Best possible scenario situations
• Things to uphold
• Goals to strive for
• Paradigms
• Noble principles
• Examplars
• Lofty standards
• Paragons
• Models of perfection