The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TEC , but the solution may also be GUMSHOE which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
Private eye crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TEC | 67 % | 3 |
| SHAMUS | 14 % | 6 |
| GUMSHOE | 8 % | 7 |
| SNOOP | 8 % | 5 |
| OPERATIVE | 1 % | 9 |
| SLEUTH | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Private eye
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- private detective
- private investigator
- operative
- pi
- sherlock
- peeper
- detective
- eagle eye
- snoop
- eyer
- seeing-eye dog
- sam spade
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 TEC
- P.I.
- Dick
- Gumshoe
- Case guy
- Case guy, for short
- He works on a case by case basis
- He's a dick
- Queen, e.g., for short
- Shamus
- ___-9 (semi-automatic weapon)
More clues leading to the result SHAMUS
- Gumshoe
- Detective
- Private eye
- Dick
- Detective, in slang
- Private detective
- Private detective: Slang.
- "Private eye.”
- Private eye.
- Detective: Slang.
More clues leading to the result GUMSHOE
- Protagonist in hard-boiled fiction
- Sleuth, informally
- Mike Hammer, for example, in slang
- Follower of a cold case, perhaps
- Dick
- Sam Spade, e.g., slangily
- Private eye
- Detective
- Case worker?
- Detective: Slang.
More clues leading to the result SNOOP
- Spy on
- Nosy sort
- Dig through someone's garbage, say
- Nosy Parker
- "Gin & Juice" rapper
- One who peels back a piece of the Christmas wrapping, e.g.
- Pry and then some
- Busybody
- Get inquisitive
- Work as a shamus
More clues leading to the result OPERATIVE
- Spy
- Undercover agent
- Functioning effectively
- Agent
- FBI agent.
- Garment worker or detective.
- Agent.
- Detective.
- Agent or artisan.
- Working