The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OBOE , but the solution may also be UTENSIL which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in Newsday).
Instrument crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OBOE | 23 % | 4 |
| TOOL | 9 % | 4 |
| AGENT | 8 % | 5 |
| LYRE | 6 % | 4 |
| ORGAN | 6 % | 5 |
| REED | 6 % | 4 |
| UTENSIL | 4 % | 7 |
| CELLO | 4 % | 5 |
| SERVANT | 2 % | 7 |
| SITAR | 2 % | 5 |
| CLARINET | 2 % | 8 |
| SAX | 2 % | 3 |
| LUTE | 2 % | 4 |
| TRIANGLE | 2 % | 8 |
| VIOL | 2 % | 4 |
| GUITAR | 2 % | 6 |
| PIANO | 2 % | 5 |
| HARP | 2 % | 4 |
| FRENCHHORN | 2 % | 10 |
| ENGINE | 2 % | 6 |
| TUBA | 2 % | 4 |
| SOUSAPHONE | 2 % | 10 |
| DEVICE | 2 % | 6 |
| MANDOLIN | 2 % | 8 |
| BANJO | 2 % | 5 |
| DULCIMER | 2 % | 8 |
| TROMBONE | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Instrument
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tool
- pawn
- instrumentate
- legal document
- legal instrument
- official document
- instrumentation
- oboe
- guitar
- means
- instrumentality
- platform
Crossword Answer definitions
OBOE noun- A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
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 OBOE
- Bassoon's cousin
- Conical instrument
- Double-reed instrument
- English horn relative
- English-horn kin
- Hautboy
- Orchestra member
- Organ stop
- Reed instrument
- The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"
More clues leading to the result TOOL
- Cat's-paw
- Fixer's kit
- Handyman's necessity
- Implement
- Router, for one
- Means to an end
- Tim Allen need
- Drive (around)
- Gimlet, for one
- Gimlet or screwdriver
More clues leading to the result AGENT
- "The X-Files" type
- 007 or 99, e.g.
- 007, for one
- 99 was one
- Ten-percenter
- Writer's rep
- 10%-er
- Go-between
- IRS employee
- Maxwell Smart, e.g.
More clues leading to the result LYRE
- Ancient stringed instrument
- U-shaped instrument
- Instrument for Orpheus
- Poem's accompaniment, in ancient Greece
- Greek harp
- Satyr's instrument
- Harp ancestor
- Ancient harp
- Ancient Greek harp
- Turtle shell instrument
More clues leading to the result ORGAN
- Bach's instrument
- Church instrument
- Heart, but not soul
- In-house periodical
- Internal publication
- It has many stops
- Grinder's need
- J.S.Bach's instrument
- Music Hall fixture
- Church keys?
More clues leading to the result REED
- Kind of organ
- Stalk by the river
- Bassoonist's buy
- English horn, for one
- Instrumental piece
- Stalk by the river?
- Bassoon or clarinet
- Oboe or clarinet
- Stalk by the swamp
- Plant used in thatching
More clues leading to the result UTENSIL
- Spork or spife
- Thing used for writing or eating
- Cookie cutter, e.g.
- Scoop, say
- Chopstick, e.g.
- Tongs or grater
- Implement
- Fork or knife
- Kitchen aid
- Funnel or stirrer
More clues leading to the result CELLO
- Chamber-music instrument
- Clear wrap, for short
- Yo-Yo Ma's instrument
- Violin's big brother
- Big fiddle
- Bull fiddle's little brother
- String-quartet member
- Stringed instrument in "Eleanor Rigby"
- Arturo Toscanini's instrument
- String instrument tuned in perfect fifths
More clues leading to the result SERVANT
- One who waits
- Below-stairs worker
- Hired help, of a sort
- Butler or chauffeur
- Handmaid, for one
- Anna or Thomas, on "Downton Abbey"
- Maid or butler
- Butler, e.g.
- Hired help
- Butler or maid
More clues leading to the result SITAR
- "Norwegian Wood" strings
- Raga instrument
- Shankar's instrument
- Guitar cousin
- Strings of India
- Instrument heard in "Paint It Black"
- Instrument heard on Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha"
- Instrument played on "Sgt. Pepper's"
- Shankar's strings
- Shankar's ax
More clues leading to the result CLARINET
- Instrument whose most common type is in the key of Bb
- Woody Allen often plays one
- Single-reed woodwind
- Dixieland band instrument
- The cat in "Peter and the Wolf"
- "Rhapsody in Blue" opener
- Musical instrument
- Goodman's reed
- Licorice stick
- Reed instrument
More clues leading to the result SAX
- Alto or tenor
- Jazz instrument
- Jazz piece?
- "Sexy" YouTube instrument
- Cannonball Adderley's instrument
- Bird's instrument
- Jazz staple
- Clarence Clemons's instrument
- David Bowie's first instrument
- Jazz standard?
More clues leading to the result LUTE
- Mandolin cousin
- Pear-shaped instrument
- Stringed instrument
- Guitar's cousin
- Mandolin's cousin
- Minstrel's instrument
- Renaissance fair instrument
- Troubadour's instrument
- Mandolin kin
- Troubadour's prop
More clues leading to the result TRIANGLE
- See 7 Across
- Lovers' problem
- Pool rack shape
- Bermuda shape?
- Percussion instrument
- Pool-rack shape
- Draftsperson's device
- "Pink Panther" theme instrument
- Blow large tin musical instrument (8)
- 39-Across of 30-Across
More clues leading to the result VIOL
- Baroque instrument
- Bass __ (old instrument)
- Cello's ancestor
- Bad-sounding instrument?
- Its player takes a bow
- Fretted instrument
- Old fiddle
- Cello's cousin
- String instrument
- Old stringed instrument
More clues leading to the result GUITAR
- Ax for Atkins
- Django Reinhardt's ax
- Esteban's instrument
- Picked-on item
- Segovia's instrument
- George Harrison's instrument
- Clapton's strings
- Instrument for The Romeros, a classical quartet
- Instrument played with a plectrum
- Rock instrument
More clues leading to the result PIANO
- Andre Watts's instrument
- Key instrument
- Steinway, e.g.
- Watts' instrument
- Keyed instrument
- Parlor grand, e.g.
- Softly, to Masur
- Billy Joel's instrument
- Instrument for 79 Down
- Baby grand, e.g.
More clues leading to the result HARP
- Instrument for a Marx Brother
- Symbol of Ireland
- Angelic instrument
- Stringed instrument
- 47-stringed instrument
- Guinness logo
- Cherub's instrument
- Guinness bottle logo
- Symbol on Ireland's coat of arms
- Marx instrument
More clues leading to the result FRENCHHORN
- Beantown brass?
- Brass wind instrument
- Coiled instrument
- One of three that depict the wolf in "Peter and the Wolf"
- Mellophone's orchestral cousin
- Brass instrument
- Brass-wind instrument.
- Instrument
- Orchestra instrument
- Mellow brass
More clues leading to the result ENGINE
- Word with steam or fire
- Fuel-driven machine
- Thomas, e.g.
- Search ___
- V-8
- Locomotive
- Word with fire or search
- "I think I can, I think I can" speaker
- It may have a lot of pull
- Gas guzzler
More clues leading to the result TUBA
- Big brass
- Big, band instrument
- Oom-pah-pah instrument
- Latin for "trumpet"
- Big band member?
- Big brass instrument
- March instrument
- Opus played one in "Bloom County"
- Orchestra instrument
- Big horn
More clues leading to the result SOUSAPHONE
- March king's namesake, in a way
- Marching-band instrument
- Big brass
- Large tuba
- Instrument
- Band member's instrument
- Relative of a helicon
- Brass wind instrument
More clues leading to the result DEVICE
- Creative-writing technique
- Word after flotation or mnemonic
- Contrivance
- Scheme
- Gizmo
- Plot mechanism
- Figure of speech
- Instrument.
- Contrivance.
- Gadget.
More clues leading to the result MANDOLIN
- Instrument in "Friend of the Devil"
- Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" features one
- Guitar's little brother
- Lute's relative
- String instrument
- Lute spin-off
- Teardrop-shaped instrument
- Bluegrass staple
- It resembles a bouzouki
- Instrument
More clues leading to the result BANJO
- "Oh! Susanna" instrument
- Old ___-eyes: Cantor of "Whoopie"
- "Cotton-Eyed Joe" instrument
- Steve Martin's instrument
- Scruggs' specialty
- Dixieland player
- Bluegrass strings
- What Bela Fleck picks
- Plucker's instrument
- Cool Hand Luke's instrument
More clues leading to the result DULCIMER
- Stringed musical instrument.
- Instrument
- Guitarlike folk instrument
- Literally, "sweet song"
- Opposite of a strong boil?
- Certain folk instrument
- American folk instrument
- Instrument that may be hammered