The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ONES , but the solution may also be FOLK which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
People crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONES | 30 % | 4 |
| MEN | 12 % | 3 |
| FOLK | 12 % | 4 |
| SOULS | 10 % | 5 |
| FOLKS | 8 % | 5 |
| BEINGS | 4 % | 6 |
| HUMANS | 3 % | 6 |
| MORTALS | 3 % | 7 |
| RACE | 3 % | 4 |
| THEY | 3 % | 4 |
| NATION | 2 % | 6 |
| POPULATE | 2 % | 8 |
| STREISANDBALLAD | 2 % | 15 |
| INHABIT | 1 % | 7 |
| GENTRY | 1 % | 6 |
| WOMEN | 1 % | 5 |
| KIN | 1 % | 3 |
| PERSONS | 1 % | 7 |
| EDITORS | 1 % | 7 |
| SETTLE | 1 % | 6 |
| BODIES | 1 % | 6 |
| ADULTS | 1 % | 6 |
Why may FOLK be the right solution?
"FOLK" is a synonym for "people" often used in a more informal or traditional context, making it a suitable answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: People
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hoi polloi
- citizenry
- masses
- populate
- inhabit
- mass
- multitude
- reside
- live
- dwell
- shack
- populace
Crossword Answer definitions
ONES noun- The digit or figure 1.
- The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
- A one-dollar bill.
- One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
- A joke or amusing anecdote.
- A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
- (leet) Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".
- (impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
- (impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the") The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
- (indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
- (pronoun) Any person, entity or thing.
- Belonging to one.
- A senior or first team (as opposed to a reserves team).
- The cells located on the ground floor.
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 ONES
- Wallet fillers
- "A Room of ____ Own"
- Bank stack
- Change for a fin
- Change for a five
- Jukebox input
- Snake eyes
- Valet-parking tips
- Vending-machine input
- Wallet stuffers
More clues leading to the result MEN
- Some adults
- W.C. sign
- Chess pieces
- Door sign
- Parcheesi pieces
- Crew
- Chess set
- "___: We Don't Know What We Did!" ("Family Guy")
- Non-gender-neutral word in the first sentence of the Declaration of Independence
- 36% of Rwanda's current parliament, gender-wise
More clues leading to the result FOLK
- Guthrie's genre
- Mumford & Sons style
- Dylan's pre-"Judas!" genre
- Body politic
- Kind of singer
- Gordon Lightfoot's genre
- Word before hero or medicine
- Grammy category
- Joan Baez's style of music
- Kingston Trio genre
More clues leading to the result SOULS
- Charon's passengers
- Charon's quarries
- Population
- First word of Keats's "Lines on the Mermaid Tavern"
- Spirits
- Mortals
- What a clergyman tries to save
- What a preacher tries to save
- Individuals
- Human beings
More clues leading to the result FOLKS
- "That's all, ____!"
- Kin
- Mom and Pop
- Parents
- Kinsmen, informally
- See 56-Across
- People
- "That's all, __!"
- Regular people
- People.
More clues leading to the result BEINGS
- Entities
- Living entities
- They may be extraterrestrial
- Life forms
- People
- Living things
- Fellow creatures
- All of us
- Creatures.
- People.
More clues leading to the result HUMANS
- Earthlings
- Chimps' close kin
- Models for androids
- 43-Downers?
- You and me
- Capek's "R. U. R." are not.
- Everyone.
- People.
- Homines.
- People
More clues leading to the result MORTALS
- Their time is limited
- Human beings
- Human beings, vis-Ã -vis gods
- Living souls
- "Lord, what fools these __ be!": Shak.
- Fools, to Puck
- People.
- Human beings.
- "Lord, what fools these ___ be!": Shak.
- Real people
More clues leading to the result RACE
- 440 or marathon
- Daytona event
- Indy, for one
- Marathon
- Meet event
- It may be three-legged
- Mile or 10K
- Compete
- Compete with Unser
- Indy 500
More clues leading to the result THEY
- "__ Might Be Giants"
- "__ went thataway"
- Unnamed ones
- "___ Live" (1988 John Carpenter horror satire starring Roddy Piper)
- "___ went thataway!"
- "... or so ___ say"
- "You know what ___ say ..."
- ___ Might Be Giants
- See 9-across
- __ Drive by Night
More clues leading to the result NATION
- The __ of Islam
- "Birth of a ___"
- Land
- Fans of a team, collectively
- Indian people
- Red Sox fans, colloquially
- Country
- Canada or Mexico
- Mali, but not Bali
- Zambia or Gambia
More clues leading to the result POPULATE
More clues leading to the result STREISANDBALLAD
More clues leading to the result INHABIT
More clues leading to the result GENTRY
- Upper crust
- Landed group
- Upper class
- Bobbie who sang "Ode to Billy Joe"
- Aristocracy
- People of a particular class.
- People of a sort.
- Upper class.
- Folks.
- Le beau monde.
More clues leading to the result WOMEN
- Group of females
- Michael Learned and Gene Tierney
- "Only ___ Bleed" (1975 Alice Cooper hit)
- Birth day parties?
- Quip, part 3
- They make deliveries
- ERA beneficiaries
- U.S. voters since 1920
- English 86 Down
- Gynophobe's fear
More clues leading to the result KIN
- Kith's go-with
- Kith's partner
- Unc.,.Nana, etc
- Relative
- Reunion attendees
- Relatives
- They're all in the family
- Relations
- Blood
- Close ones
More clues leading to the result PERSONS
- Individuals
- Ones of interest, perhaps
- Missing __ bureau
- Alabama's Governor.
- Governor of Alabama.
- Individuals.
- People
- Human beings
More clues leading to the result EDITORS
- Blue-pencil wielders
- Blue-pencilers
- Text approvers
- The New York Times staffers
- People people
- Flub finders
- Tense folks?
- They get the word out
- They're experts in cases
- Masthead names
More clues leading to the result SETTLE
- Sink to the bottom
- Square, as a debt
- Agree out of court
- Deal with what you got
- Take up residence
- Reach agreement
- Colonize
- Avoid litigation
- Emigrate to Canada, e.g.
- Resolve
More clues leading to the result BODIES
- People
- Principal parts
- They're built in a gym
- Governing groups
- Torsos
- Some are heavenly
- Main parts of letters
- The bulk of speeches
- Entities
- Organizations