The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HEIR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Next in line crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HEIR | 90 % | 4 |
| ONDECK | 7 % | 6 |
| DUEUP | 2 % | 5 |
Why may HEIR be the right solution?
The answer "HEIR" is the right solution because an heir is someone who is next in line to receive property or a title after the current holder passes away.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Next in line
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- successor
- heir
- inheritor
- succeed
- inherit
- representative
- entail
- descend
- inheritance
- propriety
- heir apparent
- tonsillitis
Crossword Answer definitions
HEIR noun- Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
- One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
- A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
- To inherit.
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 HEIR
- Successor
- __ apparent
- He's got it coming to him
- Prince William, for one
- Will beneficiary
- He'll get his
- Kind of apparent?
- One with will power?
- Will figure
- Next in line for a title
More clues leading to the result ONDECK
- Ready
- About to hit
- Waiting to bat
- Next to bat
- Not below
- Next in line
- Up next
- Next at bat
- Waiting to hit
- What the first inning lead-off batter never is