The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MOBS , but the solution may also be THRONGS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Hordes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOBS | 20 % | 4 |
| ALOT | 15 % | 4 |
| ARMIES | 15 % | 6 |
| SWARMS | 10 % | 6 |
| MASSES | 10 % | 6 |
| SCADS | 10 % | 5 |
| THRONGS | 10 % | 7 |
| LEGIONS | 5 % | 7 |
| DROVES | 5 % | 6 |
Why may THRONGS be the right solution?
The word "hordes" is a synonym for "throngs," which means a large group of people or things crowded closely together. Therefore, "THRONGS" is the right answer for the clue "Hordes."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hordes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- host
- legion
- drove
- swarm
- armies
- crowds
- herds
- quantities
- throngs
- hoards
- legions
- swarms
Crossword Answer definitions
MOBS noun- A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
- A group of animals such as horses or cattle.
- A flock of emus.
- The Mafia, or a similar group that engages in organized crime (preceded by the).
- A non-player character, especially one that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
- The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
- (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
- To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
- To crowd into or around a place.
- A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.
- A mob cap.
- To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.
- Mobile phone
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 MOBS
- Unruly bunches
- Overwhelms
- Crowds around
- Throngs
- Crowds
- Disorderly crowds
- Hordes
- Unruly crowds
- Unruly groups
- Out-of-control crowds
More clues leading to the result ALOT
More clues leading to the result ARMIES
- Adversaries in Risk
- Risk adversaries
- Hosts
- Pieces in the board game Risk
- Units
- With 55-Across, those who perform sorties at 3 A.M.?
- Multitudes
- Legions of legions
- Warring factions
- Large numbers
More clues leading to the result SWARMS
- Throngs
- Bee complexes
- Bunches of bees
- Hornet hordes
- Groups of bees
- Is overrun
- Congregates in quantity
- Masses in motion
- Flying formations
- Crowds together.
More clues leading to the result MASSES
- Proletariat
- Bulks
- Hoi polloi
- Gatherings in church
- General public
- Common people, with "the"
- Heaps
- Gathers in great groups
- Crowds
- Large groups
More clues leading to the result SCADS
More clues leading to the result THRONGS
More clues leading to the result LEGIONS
- Swarms
- Multitudes
- Throngs
- Great numbers
- Military groups.
- Armies.
- Roman army units.
- Multitudes.
- Roman army units
- Victors in Gaul