The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PALS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Mates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PALS | 30 % | 4 |
| PAIRS | 20 % | 5 |
| LADS | 10 % | 4 |
| SPOUSES | 10 % | 7 |
| CREW | 5 % | 4 |
| WIVES | 5 % | 5 |
| BROS | 5 % | 4 |
| AMIGOS | 5 % | 6 |
| PAIR | 5 % | 4 |
| BLOKES | 5 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- couple
- match
- peeps
- guys
- dudes
- folks
- partner
- friends
- peers
- lads
- boys
- gentlemen
Crossword Answer definitions
PALS noun- A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
- An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
- Be friends with, hang around with.
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 PALS
- Buddies
- Best friends
- Good buddies
- Comrades
- Buds on the playground
- Fred and Barney, e.g.
- Bros
- Chums
- Bosom buddies
- The gang
More clues leading to the result PAIRS
- Duos
- Twosomes
- Noah's fares?
- Ice-skating event
- Luge event
- Skating competition
- Figure skating category
- What gloves come in
- Braces
- Olympics skating event
More clues leading to the result LADS
- Young fellows
- Young guys
- Scottish boys
- Shavers
- Little boys
- Boys, to Housman
- Glasgow boys
- Boys, to A.E. Housman
- Young chaps
- Young blokes
More clues leading to the result SPOUSES
- 16-Across signers, sometime after signing
- They're joined by rings
- Post-vow partners
- Husbands and wives
- Union members?
- "Newlywed Game" contestants
- Mr. and Mrs.
- Ring bearers
- Married couples
- Husbands or wives.
More clues leading to the result CREW
- Aircraft personnel
- Cruise ship personnel
- Shell game?
- Short cut?
- Work force
- All hands
- All-hands on deck, e.g.?
- Yacht workers
- Plane Janes, maybe?
- Punters?
More clues leading to the result WIVES
- Henry VIII's sextet
- Many partners
- Half of better halves
- "First ___ Club"
- Stepford women
- Old ___ tale
- Harem inhabitants
- Lawfully wedded ones
- "The Stepford ___"
- Stepford victims
More clues leading to the result BROS
- Certain sibs
- Chico, Harpo et al
- Douchebaggy stereotypes
- Warner __
- The Earps, e.g. (abbr.)
- The Karamazovs, e.g. (abbr.)
- Homeys
- Family biz abbr.
- Family-biz abbr.
- Warner ___
More clues leading to the result AMIGOS
- 1996 Paul Anka album of Spanish-language duets (Makes the perfect gift!)
- Panamanian pals
- Acapulco pals
- Spanish friends
- Friends south of the border
- Buds
- Chihuahua chums
- Pals, to Dora the Explorer
- Castro's friends
- Compadres
More clues leading to the result PAIR
- Part of a full house
- Poker hand
- Poker holding
- Pants unit?
- Two of a kind
- Losing poker hand?
- Ace-high beater
- A milquetoast may be told to grow one
- It beats ace high
- Twosome