Answer to "Hold your horses!" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WHOA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.

Hold your horses! crossword clue answers

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

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
WHOA	33 %	4
NOTYET	12 %	6
WAIT	12 %	4
INASEC	5 %	6
REIN	5 %	4
ONESEC	3 %	6
JUSTASEC	2 %	8
INAMINUTE	2 %	9
NOTSOFAST	2 %	9
SITTIGHT	2 %	8
KEEPYOURSHIRTON	2 %	15
WAITJUSTAMINUTE	2 %	15
WHATSTHEBIGRUSH	1 %	15
WAITABIT	1 %	8
DONTBETOOHASTY	1 %	14
WHOATHERE	1 %	9
WAITAMINUTE	1 %	11
EASY DOES IT	1 %	12
INASECOND	1 %	9
ONESECONDPLEASE	1 %	15
WHERESTHEFIRE	1 %	13
TAKEADEEPBREATH	1 %	15
BEPATIENT	1 %	9
TETHER	1 %	6
INAMOMENT	1 %	9
CURBAPPEAL	1 %	10
EASYNOW	1 %	7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hold your horses!

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

• hold on
• hold off
• hold up
• hold back
• holdup
• hold in
• hang on
• hold fast
• hold out
• hold with
• wheel horse
• horsemanship

Crossword Answer definitions

WHOA verb

1. To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".

WHOA interjection

1. Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
2. An expression of surprise.
3. Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.

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 WHOA

• Halter for a horse
• Mountie's command
• Rider's "Stop!"
• Dobbin stopper
• Not so fast!
• Horse halter
• "Get the fuck out"
• Interjection that seemingly no one on the internet can spell correctly
• "Hang on"
• "That blew my mind!"

More clues leading to the result NOTYET

• Maybe someday
• Reply to "Are we there?"
• Procrastinator's answer
• "Wait a minute"
• Procrastinator's reply
• Later
• "In a minute or so"
• "Later, maybe"
• Some other time
• "Hold yer horses!"

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 INASEC

• Pretty quick
• "... with ya ___" (quickly)
• "Almost ready!"
• "Can't you see I'm busy here?"
• "I'm busy here!"
• Momentarily
• "Almost done!"
• Shortly
• "Soon!"
• Soon

More clues leading to the result REIN

• Cayuse control
• Harness attachment
• Hold back
• Check
• Horse control
• Sometimes it's tight
• Bridle
• Control
• Harness piece
• It will hold your horses

More clues leading to the result ONESEC

• A jiffy
• "Hold on ..."
• "I'll be right there!"
• "Be right with ya"
• "Hold on!"
• "Just a minute"
• "Be right with you!"
• "Be right there!"
• "Just a moment ..."
• "Be patient for a little while longer!"

More clues leading to the result JUSTASEC

• "Hold on!"
• "I'm in the bathroom, dude"
• "I'm almost ready"
• "Be right there"
• "Be right with you!"
• "Be right with you"
• "One moment"
• "I'll be right there"
• "Soon!"
• "Be right there!"

More clues leading to the result INAMINUTE

• "I'm moving as fast as I can!"
• Very shortly
• "Hold your horses!"
• "Be right there!"
• Words betraying lack of readiness
• "Soon"
• Very soon
• Soon
• Almost immediately.
• Shortly; soon

More clues leading to the result NOTSOFAST

• "I wouldn't do that just yet"
• "Hold your horses!"
• Slow down!
• Slower.
• "Slow down!"
• "Where do you think you're going?!"
• "Hold on one cotton-pickin' minute!"
• "Whoa, slow down!"
• "Hold it there, buddy!"
• "Hold on a minute"

More clues leading to the result SITTIGHT

• "Be patient!"
• *Take no action
• Take no action
• Be patient
• Don't act
• "Don't go anywhere!"
• *"Don't go anywhere!"
• "Hold your horses!"
• Stay put
• "Don't move!"

More clues leading to the result KEEPYOURSHIRTON

• Don't have a cow!
• Words to the impatient
• "Don't get so excited!"
• "Hold your horses!"
• "Cool it!"
• "Be patient"
• "Relax," and an apt title for this puzzle
• "No need to get so excited"
• "Wait!"
• "Calm down!"

More clues leading to the result WAITJUSTAMINUTE

• "Now hold on there!"
• "Hold your horses!"
• Hold your horses!

More clues leading to the result WHATSTHEBIGRUSH

• "Slow down!"
• "Cool it!"
• "Why are you hurrying?"
• "Easy does it!"
• "Coming!"
• "Hold your horses!"

More clues leading to the result WAITABIT

• "Not right now, be patient"
• Thorny plant.
• Horse in a triple dead heat: June 10, 1944
• "Be patient"
• Hold your horses
• Pause
• Don't rush in

More clues leading to the result DONTBETOOHASTY

• "Hold your horses!"

More clues leading to the result WHOATHERE

• "Hold on now, pal"
• "Wait just a minute!"
• "Just one cotton-pickin' minute!"
• "Not so fast!"
• "Hold your horses!"

More clues leading to the result WAITAMINUTE

• What the vacillator should do
• Hold your horses!
• "Whoa!"
• "Hold on!"

More clues leading to the result EASY DOES IT

• “Hold your horses”

More clues leading to the result INASECOND

• "Hold your horses!"
• Very shortly
• Shortly
• Very quickly
• "Be there soon"
• Lickety-split
• Momentarily

More clues leading to the result ONESECONDPLEASE

• "Hold on!"
• "Just a moment ..."
• "Hold your horses!"
• Moment's notice?
• "Just a moment"

More clues leading to the result WHERESTHEFIRE

• Burning question?
• "What's your hurry?" ... and a literal hint to what's hiding in 20-, 27- and 42-Across
• Hot line?
• Query to a speeder.
• Cop's question to a speeder
• Question to a speeder
• Officer's query to a speeder
• "In a hurry, are we?"
• "Hold your horses!"

More clues leading to the result TAKEADEEPBREATH

• Pre-baptism instruction?
• "Cool it!"
• Doctor's request suggested by the last words of 17- and 39-Across
• Hold your horses!
• Diver's "Stay cool!"?
• "Calm down"
• "Relax!"
• Prepare to dive in
• "Easy does it!"
• "Stop ... don't panic"

More clues leading to the result BEPATIENT

• Advice for the itchy
• "Wait!"
• "Hold your horses"
• "Give it time"
• "Just wait"

More clues leading to the result TETHER

• Tie up
• Kind of ball
• Restraining rope
• Put on a leash
• Animal restraint
• Attach to a leash
• Leash
• Stylus-and-tablet connector
• Hold your horses
• Retriever restrainer

More clues leading to the result INAMOMENT

• "Be right there!"
• Before long
• Very soon
• Really soon
• Shortly
• "Hold your horses!"
• Directly
• Real soon
• "Keep your pants on!"
• Soon

More clues leading to the result CURBAPPEAL

• Exterior attractiveness, to a Realtor
• *Attractiveness when viewed from the street, to a Realtor
• Real-estate sales aid
• Factor in a home's market value
• Exterior asset, in real estate
• "I'm a real looker"
• "Hold your horses"?

More clues leading to the result EASYNOW

• "Hold your horses"
• "Let's just calm down"
• "Whoa, bro!"
• "Just simmer down"
• "Slow down, tiger!"
• "Slow down, big fella"
• "Whoa there, let's relax"
• "Whoa there!"