The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RAISE , but the solution may also be HIND which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Rear crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAISE | 21 % | 5 |
| HIND | 17 % | 4 |
| PARENT | 9 % | 6 |
| STERN | 6 % | 5 |
| AFT | 5 % | 3 |
| TUSH | 5 % | 4 |
| END | 4 % | 3 |
| BREECH | 3 % | 6 |
| TAILEND | 2 % | 7 |
| BACK | 2 % | 4 |
| HEINIE | 2 % | 6 |
| ERECT | 2 % | 5 |
| BACKEND | 2 % | 7 |
| FANNY | 2 % | 5 |
| DUFF | 2 % | 4 |
| KEISTER | 2 % | 7 |
| CAN | 2 % | 3 |
| BOTTOM | 2 % | 6 |
| HINDEND | 1 % | 7 |
| NATES | 1 % | 5 |
| TRAIN | 1 % | 5 |
| BACKSIDE | 1 % | 8 |
| BUNS | 1 % | 4 |
| RUMP | 1 % | 4 |
| ASS | 1 % | 3 |
| RISE | 1 % | 4 |
| BUTTOCKS | 1 % | 8 |
| TAIL | 1 % | 4 |
| HINDMOST | 1 % | 8 |
| BRINGUP | 1 % | 7 |
Why may HIND be the right solution?
"HIND" means situated at the back or rear. Therefore, it is a suitable answer for the clue "Rear".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rear
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rear end
- rearward
- backside
- back
- tail
- posterior
- butt
- bottom
- seat
- hindquarters
- ass
- behind
Crossword Answer definitions
RAISE noun- An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
- A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
- A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
- A bet that increases the previous bet.
- (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
- To create, increase or develop.
- To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
- To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
- To exponentiate, to involute.
- (of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
- (of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
- To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
- To throw (an exception).
- A cairn or pile of stones.
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 RAISE
- Bring up
- Bump
- Pay boost
- Post-review reward
- What you do with a good hand
- Worker's dream
- __ eyebrows (cause surprise)
- Increase
- Poker ploy
- Union demand
More clues leading to the result HIND
- Female deer
- Posterior
- Rear
- Postern
- Female red deer
- Quarters' face?
- Hart's desire
- Doe
- A female deer
- "The Golden ___" (Drake's ship)
More clues leading to the result PARENT
- Bring into the world
- Forebear
- Progenitor
- Report card signer
- Report-card signer
- Pop, e.g.
- Spock reader
- Mom or pop
- Bring up
- Pop, maybe
More clues leading to the result STERN
- Isaac or Howard
- Strict
- Violinist Isaac
- Austere
- Imus' rival
- "Private Parts" author
- Exacting
- "Miss America" author
- Author of "Private Parts"
- Like some warnings
More clues leading to the result AFT
- Sternward
- Rudder location
- Early P.M.
- Eve. preceder
- Swabbie's rear
- Towards the stern
- Tail gunner's position in a plane
- Ship direction
- Not fore
- Back on a plane
More clues leading to the result TUSH
- ZZ Top hit
- What a bum
- Exclamation of disdain
- Patootie
- Exclamation of impatience
- Backside
- "Phooey!" relative
- Derrière
- Fanny
- Heinie
More clues leading to the result END
- Break off
- Curling division
- Deep or dead follower
- Finale
- Finis
- Finish
- He may be offensive
- Last gasp
- Sign off
- Wind up
More clues leading to the result BREECH
- Place to load a bullet
- Rear
- Buttocks
- Rifle part
- Musket part
- Part of a shotgun.
- Back of a gun barrel
- Kind of birth with a rear-first delivery
- Bottom-first birth position
- Cannon part
More clues leading to the result TAILEND
- Last bit
- Very last segment
- Conclusion
- Back
- Caboose, e.g.
- Very last part
- Wrap-up
- Final part
- Extremity
- Caboose locale ... and a hint to what the first word of the answers to starred clues can be
More clues leading to the result BACK
- Rear
- Football position
- Gridiron runner
- Gridiron yard-gainer
- Here again
- Support
- Endorse
- Bet on
- Provide support for
- "Come ___, Little Sheba"
More clues leading to the result HEINIE
More clues leading to the result ERECT
- Standing up
- In a vertical, upright position
- Not on all fours
- Set up
- Straight up
- Upright
- Upright in posture
- Build
- Construct
- How Cro-Magnon man walked
More clues leading to the result BACKEND
More clues leading to the result FANNY
- 1964 Harold Rome musical
- Keister
- Kind of pack
- Rear
- Rear end
- Tushie
- ___ pack (tourist's wear)
- Baby Snooks.
- Baby Snooks
- Girl's name.
More clues leading to the result DUFF
- Hilary of "The Lizzie McGuire Show"
- Backside
- Fanny
- Keister
- Homer Simpson's favorite brew
- Tush
- Actor Howard
- Behind
- Homer Simpson's favorite beer
- Homer Simpson's beer
More clues leading to the result KEISTER
More clues leading to the result CAN
- Food holder
- Lay off
- Fire
- Pantry item
- Preserve
- Dismiss
- Issue walking papers to
- Recyclable item
- Recycled item
- Soup unit
More clues leading to the result BOTTOM
- Foundation
- Keister
- Moon unit?
- Underside
- Inning division
- Pit's lack, maybe
- Nadir
- Deepest part
- Moonscape?
- Line for profit?
More clues leading to the result HINDEND
More clues leading to the result NATES
- Archibald and Thurmond
- Seat, anatomically
- Derriere, anatomically
- Thurmond and Archibald of basketball
- Richert and Archibald
- Cagers Thurmond and Archibald
- Archibald and Thurman of the NBA
- The NBA's Archibald and Thurmond
- NBA's Thurmond et al.
- The NBA's Archibald et al.
More clues leading to the result TRAIN
- Amtrak conveyance
- Casey Jones' venue
- Prepare for a fight
- Work out
- Break in
- Bridal gown attachment
- Freight or passenger
- Part of a bridal dress
- Coach
- Band with the 2010 #3 hit "Hey, Soul Sister"
More clues leading to the result BACKSIDE
More clues leading to the result BUNS
- Baker's offerings
- Hot cross __
- Hot dog needs
- Weenie roast items
- Bakery buy
- "___ of Steel" (exercise video)
- Tush
- Bakery rolls
- Rolls
- Sloppy joe containers
More clues leading to the result RUMP
- Roast type
- Fanny
- Whoopee-cushion lander
- Roast variety
- Kind of roast
- ___ roast
- Beef cut
- Keister
- Behind
- Hindquarters
More clues leading to the result ASS
- Balaam's beast
- Balaam's mount
- Beast of burden
- Burdened beast
- Donkey
- Mule's father
- Dolt
- Stubborn one
- Stupid one
- Total idiot
More clues leading to the result RISE
- "___ and shine!"
- Anticipate the anthem
- Greet the judge
- Levitate
- Lose a lap
- Prepare to shine?
- Shaving-cream name
- Ascend
- Emulate the sun
- First name in sopranos
More clues leading to the result BUTTOCKS
More clues leading to the result TAIL
- Follow
- Kite need
- Comet dust
- Garfield's wagger
- Manx cat's lack
- Scut
- Something to pin on a donkey?
- Appendage
- It's pinned on a donkey
- School on the Thames