The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word REEDS , but the solution may also be BRASS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Orchestra section crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REEDS | 49 % | 5 |
| BRASS | 15 % | 5 |
| STRINGS | 7 % | 7 |
| OBOES | 5 % | 5 |
| HORNS | 5 % | 5 |
| WINDS | 4 % | 5 |
| VIOLINS | 4 % | 7 |
| PERCUSSION | 2 % | 10 |
| CELLI | 2 % | 5 |
| BRASSES | 1 % | 7 |
| CELLOS | 1 % | 6 |
| XXXXX | 1 % | 5 |
| VIOLAS | 1 % | 6 |
| FLUTES | 1 % | 6 |
| PIT | 1 % | 3 |
| HORNS Down 1 Word of distinction on a diploma | 1 % | 45 |
Why may BRASS be the right solution?
The orchestra section that includes instruments such as trumpets, trombones, and French horns is commonly referred to as the brass section. Therefore, "BRASS" is the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Orchestra section
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- string section
- woodwind section
- brass section
- percussion section
- kitchen
- strings
- percussion
- toner
- violins
- rhythm section
- pit
- sectional
Crossword Answer definitions
REEDS noun- Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
- The hollow stem of these plants.
- Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.
- A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.
- A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving.
- A piece of whalebone or similar for stiffening the skirt or waist of a woman's dress.
- Reeding.
- A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting.
- Straw prepared for thatching a roof.
- A missile weapon.
- A measuring rod.
- To thatch.
- To mill or mint with reeding.
- The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet.
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 REEDS
- Clarinetist's need
- Bassoon's pair
- Saxophonist's supply
- Musical pipes
- Symphony section
- Oboes and clarinets
- Oboes and saxes, e.g.
- Marsh sights
- Harmonica parts
- Orchestra section
More clues leading to the result BRASS
- Copper and zinc alloy
- High-ranking military officers
- Military material?
- Self-assurance
- Military leaders
- Pentagon figures
- Top military
- Marching band, largely
- Orchestra section
- Effrontery
More clues leading to the result STRINGS
- Orchestra section
- Cello quartet?
- Series
- Philharmonic section
- Musical section
- Conditions, so to speak
- Orchestra group
- Limitations
- Cords.
- Part of the Philharmonic Orchestra.
More clues leading to the result OBOES
- Slender woodwinds
- Reed instruments
- Shawm's followers
- Double-reeded woodwinds
- Instruments in wind quintets
- English horn relatives
- Hautboys
- They're long and blown
- Woodwind instruments with 24 keys
- Woodwinds
More clues leading to the result HORNS
- Highway noisemakers
- Jam chorus?
- Motown group section
- Cornet, tuba, et al.
- Dilemma features, figuratively
- French and English
- Some are English and some are French
- A triceratops has three
- Dilemma feature, idiomatically speaking
- Loudspeakers
More clues leading to the result WINDS
- Orchestra section
- Chinook and mistral
- Pit members
- Resembles a mountain road
- Air currents
- Flutes and clarinets
- They may be measured in knots
- Air gusts
- Oboes and flutes
- Gales, for example
More clues leading to the result VIOLINS
- String quartet members
- String section
- Orchestra section
- Fiddles, formally
- Talking Heads song "Sax and __"
- The strings.
- Strings
- Strads, etc.
- Some possessions of Itzhak Perlman
- Creations at Cremona
More clues leading to the result PERCUSSION
- Orchestra section
- Orchestra section [anagram of 100 Across]
- Triangle, bells, etc.
- Anagram of SUPERSONIC
- Fitting anagram of 100 Across
More clues leading to the result CELLI
- Ma's charges
- String quartet members
- Low-toned strings
- Yo-Yo strings?
- Some strings
- Bull fiddles' little brothers
- Yo-Yo strings
- Orchestral strings
- Orchestra section
- Low strings
More clues leading to the result BRASSES
- Copper-zinc alloys
- Wind instruments.
- French horns.
- Household ornaments.
- Orchestra section
- Certain band instruments
- Orchestral wind section
- Euphoniums and tubas
- Orchestra instruments
- Trumpets and tubas
More clues leading to the result CELLOS
- String section
- You will find it in the string section
- Violas' big brothers
- Big strings
- Yo-Yo strings?
- Double bass cousins
- Instruments in string quartets
- Low-pitched strings
- Orchestral string section
- Villa-Lobos's "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5" is scored for voice and eight of these
More clues leading to the result XXXXX
- "Swans Reflecting Elephants" and others
- Admit
- Baltimore club, for short
- Blackmail, e.g.
- Cartoonist Wilson
- Covent Garden performance
- Cum ___
- East German secret police
- Electromagnetic device
- Ethan of "Before Sunrise"
More clues leading to the result VIOLAS
- Some strings
- Four-string instruments
- Violins' big brothers
- Violins' cousins
- Cellos' cousins
- Chamber music instruments
- Quartet strings
- Cellos' neighbors in a typical orchestra
- String quartet instruments
- They have strings attached
More clues leading to the result FLUTES
- Champagne glasses
- Piccolo cousins
- Piccolos' cousins
- Piecrust furrows
- Wind instruments
- Some woodwinds
- Conductor's concern
- Reedless woodwinds
- High winds
- Wind instruments.
More clues leading to the result PIT
- Fruit discard
- Refueling area
- Seed
- Trading floor
- Peach center
- Pendulum's partner
- Casino area
- Pole-vaulter's landing area
- Trading place
- Avocado leftover