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 |
| THEY | 3 % | 4 |
| MORTALS | 3 % | 7 |
| RACE | 3 % | 4 |
| POPULATE | 2 % | 8 |
| STREISANDBALLAD | 2 % | 15 |
| NATION | 2 % | 6 |
| EDITORS | 1 % | 7 |
| BODIES | 1 % | 6 |
| SETTLE | 1 % | 6 |
| ADULTS | 1 % | 6 |
| INHABIT | 1 % | 7 |
| GENTRY | 1 % | 6 |
| KIN | 1 % | 3 |
| WOMEN | 1 % | 5 |
| PERSONS | 1 % | 7 |
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 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 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 POPULATE
More clues leading to the result STREISANDBALLAD
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 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 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
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 ADULTS
- Legal-age attainers
- Porn-shop clientele
- Full-price payers
- Those who should know better
- "Mature" viewers
- Former minors
- Mature audiences
- They may use baby talk
- Metamorphosis stages
- People never seen in "Peanuts"
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 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 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