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 |
| HEINIE | 2 % | 6 |
| ERECT | 2 % | 5 |
| TAILEND | 2 % | 7 |
| BACK | 2 % | 4 |
| FANNY | 2 % | 5 |
| DUFF | 2 % | 4 |
| KEISTER | 2 % | 7 |
| CAN | 2 % | 3 |
| BOTTOM | 2 % | 6 |
| BACKEND | 2 % | 7 |
| 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 |
| HINDEND | 1 % | 7 |
| NATES | 1 % | 5 |
| TRAIN | 1 % | 5 |
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 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 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 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 BACKEND
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
More clues leading to the result HINDMOST
More clues leading to the result BRINGUP
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.