The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RAT which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Informant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAT | 33 % | 3 |
| SNITCH | 19 % | 6 |
| SOURCE | 14 % | 6 |
| FINK | 10 % | 4 |
| TIPSTER | 10 % | 7 |
| WHISTLEBLOWER | 5 % | 13 |
| STOOLPIGEON | 5 % | 11 |
| SQUEALER | 5 % | 8 |
Why may RAT be the right solution?
"RAT" is a slang term for a person who informs on or betrays someone else, often to the authorities. Therefore, "informant" is a synonym for "RAT."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Informant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- witness
- source
- whistle-blower
- informer
- whistleblower
- snitch
- insider
- confidant
- intervenor
- intervener
- responding
- respondent
Crossword Answer definitions
RAT noun- A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
- An informant or snitch.
- A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
- A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
- A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
- Vagina.
- Short for muskrat.
- (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
- To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
- (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
- A scratch or a score.
- A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
- To scratch or score.
- To tear, rip, rend.
- Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
- A ration.
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 RAT
- "King __" (Clavell novel)
- "King ___" or "Brother ___"
- Deserter
- Kind of race
- Race beginning?
- Sinking ship deserter
- Squeal
- Squealer
- A-mazing animal?
- Be a canary
More clues leading to the result SNITCH
- Tell all
- Whistle-blower, less flatteringly
- Tattletale
- Squeal
- Tell (on)
- Rat
- Informant
- Tell
- State secrets?
- Tattle
More clues leading to the result SOURCE
- Footnote material
- Origin
- Root
- Beginning
- Bibliography item
- Correspondent's correspondent
- Bibliography entry
- Fountainhead
- Reporter's aid
- Lake Itasca, to the Mississippi
More clues leading to the result FINK
More clues leading to the result TIPSTER
- Dope sheet holder
- Information broker of sorts
- Betting advisor, perhaps
- Track tout
- Bettor's consultant
- Tote tout
- Scuttlebutt provider at the track
- Bettor's info man
- Adviser of a sort
- Info seller
More clues leading to the result WHISTLEBLOWER
- Rat
- Wrongdoer's bane
- Informant
- Company informer
- Inside informer
- Employee who calls out bad practices, say
More clues leading to the result STOOLPIGEON
- Tattler
- Police informant
- Informer
- Snitch
- Rat
- Bird in a bar?
- Police snitch
- Mob's bane
- *One who rats to the cops
- Police informer