The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HEARSAY , but the solution may also be BUZZ which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Newsday).
Rumor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HEARSAY | 27 % | 7 |
| ONDIT | 15 % | 5 |
| TALK | 15 % | 4 |
| BRUIT | 12 % | 5 |
| TALE | 9 % | 4 |
| REPORT | 6 % | 6 |
| BUZZ | 6 % | 4 |
| GOSSIP | 3 % | 6 |
| SCUTTLEBUTT | 3 % | 11 |
| GRAPEVINE | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rumor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bruit
- hearsay
- rumour
- gossip
- chatter
- whisper
- talk
- noise
- misinformation
- buzz
- say
- tell
Crossword Answer definitions
HEARSAY noun- Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
- Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.
- An out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted, which is normally inadmissible because it is not subject to cross-examination unless the hearsay statement falls under one of a number of exceptions.
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 HEARSAY
- Inadmissable testimony
- Scuttlebutt
- Sometimes-inadmissible evidence
- Some inadmissible evidence
- Common court objection
- Court no-no, usually
- Rumor mill tidbit
- Second-hand information
- Grapevine info, for example
- Grapevine tidbit
More clues leading to the result ONDIT
- Rumor
- Vague rumor
- Bit of gossip
- "They say," in Paris
- Soupçon of gossip
- Piece of gossip
- It is said: Fr.
- Piece of gossip: French.
- Bit of gossip: French.
- A bit of gossip, from the French.
More clues leading to the result TALK
- Act the rat
- Type of TV show
- ____ Radio
- Babble
- Spill the beans
- "Confess!"
- Converse
- Conference presentation
- Hype, with "up"
- Lecture
More clues leading to the result BRUIT
- Spread, as a rumor
- Repeat (rumors)
- Rumor (about)
- Spread rumors
- Spread, as news
- Spread news of
- Make famous.
- Rumor.
- Noise (about).
- Noise abroad.
More clues leading to the result TALE
- Fabrication
- It may be tall
- Myth
- Account
- Bunch of baloney
- Chaucer specialty
- Fictional story
- Fireside yam
- Fish story
- "A ___ of Two Cities"
More clues leading to the result REPORT
- Newscast segment
- Book ___
- Explosive noise
- Rumor
- Cop's write-up
- School assignment
- Cannon sound
- News bulletin
- Scuttlebutt
- Work for a newspaper
More clues leading to the result BUZZ
- Marine haircut
- Hype
- Woody's helmeted "Toy Story" pal
- Gossip
- Rumor
- Military clipping?
- Sort of signal
- Bee sound
- Bee's sound
- Phone call, informally
More clues leading to the result GOSSIP
- Dish up the dirt
- Dish's main ingredient?
- Tabloid fodder
- Grapevine transmission
- Automatic teller?
- Tell tales out of school
- Dish the dirt
- Juicy items
- Rumors
- Grapevine news