The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HESS , but the solution may also be MOBIL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Shell competitor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HESS | 43 % | 4 |
| MOBIL | 27 % | 5 |
| AMOCO | 13 % | 5 |
| OAR | 7 % | 3 |
| GETTY | 3 % | 5 |
| ESSO | 3 % | 4 |
| ARCO | 3 % | 4 |
Why may MOBIL be the right solution?
"Mobil" is the right answer because it is a well-known competitor of the company Shell in the oil and gas industry.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shell competitor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- turtle
- hess
- oar
- chicken
- armour
- boat
- coke
- gas
- tnt
- oarsman
- block
- charge
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 HESS
- Pianist Dame Myra
- Pianist Myra
- Piano-playing Dame
- Dame Myra
- Big name in oil
- Chevron rival
- Gas name
- Gas station that sells a truck every Christmas
- Shell rival
- Myra the pianist
More clues leading to the result MOBIL
- Big name in lube
- Shell competitor
- Exxon merger partner
- Socony-Vacuum, today
- Exxon partner
- Pump name
- Big name in oil
- Gas giant half
- Company merging with Exxon in 1999
- It merged with Exxon
More clues leading to the result AMOCO
- Petroleum biggie
- Petroleum company
- Company that merged with BP in 1998
- Shell rival
- Shell alternative
- Citgo alternative
- 1998 BP acquisition
- Oil giant
- Big name in oil
- 1999 BP acquisition
More clues leading to the result OAR
- Blade
- Crew implement
- Rowboat need
- Rowing device
- Rowing need
- Scull
- Sculler's tool
- Crew tool
- It makes a gig go
- Paddle
More clues leading to the result GETTY
- ___ Center (Brentwood museum complex)
- Oilman who authored "How to Be Rich"
- Oil magnate J. Paul
- Oil magnate J. Paul ___
- "Mask" actress Estelle
- Oil giant
- Oil magnate John Paul
- "The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights" speaker
- J. Paul
- Big name in oil
More clues leading to the result ESSO
- Bygone gas-station sign
- Exxon formerly
- Onetime pump sign
- '60s filling station
- Exxon, formerly
- Fuel company acronym, once
- Exxon, once
- Jersey Standard's other name
- Onetime Sinclair rival
- Sinclair rival