Answer to "Polite greeting" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word BOW , but the solution may also be HOWDOYOUDO which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).

Polite greeting crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
BOW	50 %	3
HOWDOYOUDO	50 %	10

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Polite greeting

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• hello
• hi
• good morning
• good afternoon
• good evening
• good night
• evenings
• small hours
• evening
• wee hours
• morning
• mw

Crossword Answer definitions

BOW noun

1. A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
2. A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
3. A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
4. A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
5. A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
6. Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
7. The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
8. Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
9. Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
10. A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
11. (saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
12. The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.

BOW verb

1. To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
2. To become bent or curved.
3. To make something bend or curve.
4. To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
5. To premiere.

BOW noun

1. A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence

BOW verb

1. To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
2. To debut.
3. To defer (to something).
4. To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.

BOW noun

1. The front of a boat or ship.
2. The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.

BOW noun

1. A firm branch of a tree.
2. The gallows.

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 BOW

• Accept the ovation
• Acknowledge applause
• Gift topper
• Isaac Stern's stick
• Window style
• "It" girl, Clara
• Courteous gesture
• Fiddle stick
• Package finisher
• One may be taken after a concert

More clues leading to the result HOWDOYOUDO

• Pleasant greeting
• Polite greeting
• Formal greeting
• Words of welcome
• Common greeting
• Contretemps.
• Greeting
• "Hello"
• Hi