Answer to "Heir, often" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SON which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.

Heir, often crossword clue answers

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

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SON	85 %	3
SCION	5 %	5
WIFE	5 %	4
ALLOTTEE	3 %	8
ELDEST	3 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Heir, often

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

• son
• eldest
• scion
• wife
• descent
• niece
• caesar
• estate
• sprig
• succeed
• true
• father

Crossword Answer definitions

SON noun

1. One's male offspring.
2. A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
3. A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
4. A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
5. A male descendant.
6. A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
7. An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.

SON verb

1. To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
2. To address (someone) as "son".

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 SON

• "__ of Flubber" (1963 flick)
• "___ of Many Beads" (Navaho leader)
• Bamm Bamm, to Barney
• Beau to Lloyd
• Eero, to Eliel
• Favorite __
• Julian, to John
• Kiefer, to Donald
• Family business partner, often
• Michael to Kirk

More clues leading to the result SCION

• Descendant
• Progeny
• Offshoot
• Offspring
• Boxy Toyota
• Issue
• Toyota with youth appeal
• Heir
• Candidate for succession, often
• Junior, often

More clues leading to the result WIFE

• Amy Tan's "The Kitchen God's __"
• Female spouse
• Legitimate deduction
• Spouse
• Wilma, to Fred
• The birds and the bees?
• "My toughest fight was with my first ___" (Muhammad Ali)
• Holly, to David Petraeus
• Oft-swapped person
• One who has changed names, maybe

More clues leading to the result ALLOTTEE

• Heir, for one
• Portion recipient
• Heir, often

More clues leading to the result ELDEST

• First-born
• Most senior
• Like Alec, amongst the Baldwin brothers
• Most respected, perhaps
• Furthest along
• Firstborn
• Like the prince royal
• Meg, among the "Little Women"
• Describing some tribal leaders
• First to arrive?