The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEPUTY which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Second-in-command crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY | 42 % | 6 |
| VEEP | 25 % | 4 |
| AIM | 8 % | 3 |
| LIEUTENANT | 8 % | 10 |
| GORE | 8 % | 4 |
| VICE | 8 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Second-in-command
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- assistant
- aide
- deputy
- second
- latter
- dco
- runner up
- runnerup
- second rate
- second-guesser
- sous chef
- ssgt.
Crossword Answer definitions
DEPUTY noun- One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office
- A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
- (France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
- (Ireland): a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)
- (United States): a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency
- To deputise
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 DEPUTY
- Sheriff's aide
- Barney Fife, for one
- Assistant
- Lieutenant
- Second-in-command
- Sheriff's auxiliary
- Sheriff's sidekick
- Posse member
- Subordinate peace officer
- Sheriff's assistant
More clues leading to the result VEEP
- Certain exec
- HBO show that has defied the Seinfeld Curse
- Louis-Dreyfus comedy
- Second-ranking exec
- Number-two exec
- Backup to a prez
- Senate prez
- C-in-C's sidekick
- One on a ticket
- Prez's underling
More clues leading to the result AIM
- Marksman's gift
- Prepare to fire
- Align the crosshairs
- Aspiration
- Ready's follower
- Intent
- A shooter might take it
- Crest alternative
- Crest rival
- SmarterChild platform
More clues leading to the result LIEUTENANT
- Second-in-command
- *Rank for TV's Columbo
- Stead + sawbuck + insect
- Subordinate
- Police department officer
- Popular TV program (with "The").
- Stratego gamepiece
- Officer
- One-time rank for seaman at 56-Across
- Captain's underling
More clues leading to the result GORE
- __-Tex (water-repellent fabric)
- He lost Florida
- Reason for an R rating
- Pierce
- Stab
- Figure sent up in the "South Park" episode "ManBearPig"
- Horror film sight
- Skirt insert
- 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Politico who founded Current.com