The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ELDER which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Senior crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELDER | 51 % | 5 |
| OLDER | 27 % | 5 |
| OLDEST | 12 % | 6 |
| ELDEST | 4 % | 6 |
| DOYEN | 2 % | 5 |
| OLDSTER | 2 % | 7 |
| TWELFTHGRADER | 1 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Senior
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- older
- elderly
- aged
- old
- elder
- superior
- major
- ranking
- last
- precedential
- fourth-year
- higher-ranking
Crossword Answer definitions
ELDER noun- An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
- One who is older than another.
- One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
- An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
- A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
- One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
- Male missionary.
- (often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
- A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
- To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
- Excessive, abundant.
- A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
- Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
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 ELDER
- Church official
- Kind of statesman
- Senior
- Church VIP
- Church leader
- Of superior rank
- Official in the church
- Like one who came out first
- Someone to respect
- Tribal leader
More clues leading to the result OLDER
- Born earlier (than)
- Been around longer
- More mature
- Wiser's partner
- Like the better sister (take that, Lindsay Lucido!)
- More seasoned
- Like a big brother
- More advanced
- More experienced, say
- Wiser, presumably
More clues leading to the result OLDEST
- Guinness Book adjective
- Most aged
- Like a babysitting sibling, probably
- First in line for the throne, maybe
- Like the hardest bread
- Firstborn
- Most advanced
- Having seniority
- Tops in longevity
- Most senior
More clues leading to the result ELDEST
- First-born
- Most senior
- Like Alec, amongst the Baldwin brothers
- Most respected, perhaps
- Furthest along
- Firstborn
- Like the prince royal
- Meg, among the "Little Women"
- Describing some tribal leaders
- First to arrive?
More clues leading to the result DOYEN
- Senior member
- Senior members
- Honored member
- One with seniority
- Respected elder
- Senior diplomat
- Ranking member of a class
- Ranking member
- Elder statesman
- Group standout
More clues leading to the result OLDSTER
- Golden ager
- Up in years
- Third ager
- Stereotypical bridge player
- Retiree
- Octogenarian, e.g.
- Senior
- Fogy
- Many a retiree
- One getting on in years