The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AIDE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Number two crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AIDE | 53 % | 4 |
| VICE | 26 % | 4 |
| VEEP | 16 % | 4 |
| DEPUTY | 5 % | 6 |
Why may AIDE be the right solution?
The term "Number two" is a slang term for a person who holds the position of second in command. An "AIDE" is someone who assists or supports another person in a position of authority, making it the correct answer for this clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Number two
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- stool
- mess
- poopy
- fudge
- crap
- feces
- doo-doo
- do do
- stinky
- number one
Crossword Answer definitions
AIDE noun- An assistant.
- An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.
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 AIDE
- Adjutant
- Assistant
- Gal Friday
- Helper
- Military assistant
- Orderly
- Right-hand person
- Subaltern
- Washington worker
- White House staffer
More clues leading to the result VICE
- Kind of squad
- Moral defect
- Notably snarky magazine/media empire
- Failing
- Squad leader?
- Guilty pleasure
- Police-force division
- One kind of squad
- Smoking or sweets, e.g.
- Moral failing
More clues leading to the result VEEP
- Certain exec
- HBO show that has defied the Seinfeld Curse
- Louis-Dreyfus comedy
- Second-ranking exec
- Number-two exec
- Backup to a prez
- Senate prez
- C-in-C's sidekick
- One on a ticket
- Prez's underling