The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word INS which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2017.
Powers that be crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INS | 89 % | 3 |
| REGIME | 7 % | 6 |
| ELITE | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Powers that be
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- power
- authorities
- power structure
- authority
- top brass
- gouvernment
- officialdom
- government
- public authority
- power in the land
- potentate
- bureaucracy
Crossword Answer definitions
INS noun- A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.
- (chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is in; especially, one who is in office.
- The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting; see innings.
- A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
- Abbreviation of inch; inches.
- Insert
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 INS
- Current administration
- DEL neighbor, on a PC
- Election winners
- Officeholders
- Elected officials
- Elected ones
- Job-seekers' advantages
- Re-election seekers
- Office holders
- Salesmen's advantages
More clues leading to the result REGIME
- Ruling administration
- Government
- Administration
- Ruling body
- Period of rule
- Government in power
- Ruling government
- Reign
- Powers that be
- Current rulers