The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AHOY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2015.
Hearty greeting? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AHOY | 43 % | 4 |
| BEARHUG | 29 % | 7 |
| BACKSLAP | 14 % | 8 |
| WARMWELCOME | 14 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hearty greeting?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hug
- backslap
- heariness
- chill
- hail
- chills
- cordial
- roar
- devout
- give
- glad hand
- heartily
Crossword Answer definitions
AHOY noun- An utterance of this interjection.
- To hail with a cry of "ahoy".
- Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
- Warning of something approaching or impending.
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 AHOY
- Cry from the crow's-nest
- Nautical attention-getter
- Nautical term
- Sea shout
- Call to a mate
- Greeting at sea
- Tar's greeting
- "Greetings, sailor!"
- Call from a crow's nest
- Salty hello
More clues leading to the result BEARHUG
- Warm embrace that each of the starred clues is wrapped in
- Not so subtle sign of affection
- Coach Bryant's embrace?
- Strong embrace
- Wrestler's maneuver
- Greeter's squeeze
- Show of affection
- Hearty greeting
- Wrestling hold
- Tight squeeze?