The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STAY , but the solution may also be LOITER which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Hang around crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAY | 32 % | 4 |
| LOITER | 28 % | 6 |
| LINGER | 9 % | 6 |
| TARRY | 9 % | 5 |
| LOLL | 8 % | 4 |
| LURK | 2 % | 4 |
| PAL | 2 % | 3 |
| REMAIN | 2 % | 6 |
| BIDE | 1 % | 4 |
| HOVER | 1 % | 5 |
| WAIT | 1 % | 4 |
| DRAPE | 1 % | 5 |
| LOAF | 1 % | 4 |
| IDLE | 1 % | 4 |
| HAUNT | 1 % | 5 |
| LAZE | 1 % | 4 |
| AWAIT | 1 % | 5 |
Why may LOITER be the right solution?
"Loiter" means to stand or wait around without any particular purpose. This fits the clue "Hang around" as it implies lingering without a clear objective.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hang around
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- loiter
- lurk
- lounge
- lollygag
- tarry
- mill about
- mill around
- linger
- mess about
- footle
- lallygag
- loaf
Crossword Answer definitions
STAY noun- Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.
- A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
- A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
- A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
- A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
- Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
- Hindrance; let; check.
- To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- To cause to cease; to put an end to.
- To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
- To hold the attention of.
- To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
- To wait for; await.
- To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
- To rest; depend; rely.
- To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
- To come to an end; cease.
- To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
- To make a stand; to stand firm.
- To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
- To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
- To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
- (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
- To continue to have a particular quality.
- To live; reside
- A prop; a support.
- A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
- (in the plural) A corset.
- A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.
- A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
- A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
- The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
- To brace or support with a stay or stays
- To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
- To tack; put on the other tack.
- To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
- Steep; ascending.
- (of a roof) Steeply pitched.
- Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
- Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
- Steeply.
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 STAY
- Canine command
- Corset support
- Command to Fido
- Hang in
- Remain
- Corset feature
- Don't budge
- Order to Fido
- Stick around
- "Wait, I don't want to be alone here!"
More clues leading to the result LOITER
- Hang around
- Kill time in public
- Lollygag
- Dillydally
- Don't make oneself useful
- Kill time
- Remain without a reason
- Hang out
- Hang, so to speak
- Mill around
More clues leading to the result LINGER
- Cranberries hit tune
- Hang around
- Stay awhile
- Delay one's departure
- Stick around
- Stay awhile
- Stay a while
- Extend one's stay
- Hang
- Don't go off
More clues leading to the result TARRY
- Hang around
- Loiter
- Remain
- Stall for time, perhaps
- Linger
- Stick around awhile
- Be in no rush
- Linger too long
- Lollygag
- Procrastinate
More clues leading to the result LOLL
- Act the couch potato
- Droop
- Stretch out on the sofa
- Take it easy
- Use a hammock
- Hang around
- Be a couch potato
- Lounge about
- Chillax
- Enjoy your vacation
More clues leading to the result LURK
- Wait while hidden
- Just read the post and comments, say
- Sneak
- Read from the sidelines
- Be like a sneaker
- Sit silently in chat rooms
- Browse in on-line groups without posting
- Hang around unseen
- Slink just out of sight
- Contribute nothing in a chat room
More clues leading to the result PAL
More clues leading to the result REMAIN
- Stay
- Stick around
- With 4-Down, 1980 Talking Heads album
- Go no farther
- Are left
- Hang around
- More of the quip
- Sit tight
- Stay put
- Refuse to leave
More clues leading to the result BIDE
- Stay put
- Dwell
- Endure
- __ one's time
- Wait, quaintly
- __ one's time (wait)
- Patiently wait
- Wait
- Wait a while
- Tarry
More clues leading to the result HOVER
- Flying-saucer maneuver
- Make like a hummingbird
- Float
- Remain floating in air
- Hang around
- Be overattentive, as a waiter
- Hummingbirds do it
- Show protectiveness
- Emulate a feeding hummingbird
- Act solicitously, perhaps
More clues leading to the result WAIT
- Get in line, perhaps
- Links annoyance
- Street crossing signal
- "Back off!"
- "Hold on!"
- Stand in line
- Hold tight
- Stand by
- "Don't go so fast!"
- "Don't move!"
More clues leading to the result DRAPE
- Window treatment
- Hang in folds
- Hang
- Spit rhymes (or ... loosely arrange, as a cloth)
- Held up by a rod
- Hang around a window?
- Hang loosely
- Window hanging
- Scene shielder
- Curtain
More clues leading to the result LOAF
- Bum around
- Fritter away the time
- Rye unit
- Sugar or bread follower
- Act the beach bum
- Bread's form
- Go on a staycation
- Kill time
- Bakery purchase
- Don't work much
More clues leading to the result IDLE
- Lay off
- Like some threats
- Not in use
- Not working
- Twiddling one's thumbs
- Cleese's cohort, once
- Inactive
- Like chatter, perhaps
- Run in neutral
- Unoccupied
More clues leading to the result HAUNT
- Hangout
- Favorite hangout
- Spook
- Create fear
- Place for regulars
- Do poltergeist work
- Frequent
- Oft-visited place
- Be there in spirit?
- Make a spooky visit
More clues leading to the result LAZE
- Be a loafer
- Dilly-dally
- Act the couch potato
- Loaf
- Act like a couch potato
- Do a whole bunch of nothing
- Do little
- Sit around and do nothing
- Chillax
- Take it easy