The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RUMOR , but the solution may also be GOSSIP which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in King Syndicate).
Hearsay crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUMOR | 81 % | 5 |
| TALK | 6 % | 4 |
| GOSSIP | 6 % | 6 |
| WORDOFMOUTH | 3 % | 11 |
| REPORT | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hearsay
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- indirect
- rumor
- rumour
- report
- reputation
- admission
- gossip
- chatter
- scandal
- inadmissible
- iil
- heresay
Crossword Answer definitions
RUMOR noun- A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
- Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
- (usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
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 RUMOR
- Product of a mill?
- Buzz
- Juicy tidbit
- E! News fodder
- Gossip column tidbit
- Grapevine transmission
- Scuttlebutt
- Bruited-about tale
- Piece of gossip
- Tabloid fodder
More clues leading to the result TALK
- Act the rat
- Type of TV show
- ____ Radio
- Babble
- Spill the beans
- "Confess!"
- Converse
- Conference presentation
- Hype, with "up"
- Lecture
More clues leading to the result GOSSIP
- Dish up the dirt
- Dish's main ingredient?
- Tabloid fodder
- Grapevine transmission
- Automatic teller?
- Tell tales out of school
- Dish the dirt
- Juicy items
- Rumors
- Grapevine news
More clues leading to the result WORDOFMOUTH
- The grapevine
- Orthodontist's diagnosis?
- Buzz medium
- Informal oral communication
- How rumors spread
- Hearsay
- Minnie's promise, as 58-Across would say
- Free way to create buzz
- What rumors are spread by … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 29-, 35-/37- and 45-Across