The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word HON , but the solution may also be BAE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Sweetie crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HON | 59 % | 3 |
| DEAR | 8 % | 4 |
| BAE | 4 % | 3 |
| DOLL | 4 % | 4 |
| TOOTS | 3 % | 5 |
| SUGAR | 3 % | 5 |
| BABE | 3 % | 4 |
| HONEY | 2 % | 5 |
| ANGEL | 1 % | 5 |
| SUGARPIE | 1 % | 8 |
| LAMB | 1 % | 4 |
| HONEYBUN | 1 % | 8 |
| CUTIEPIE | 1 % | 8 |
| HEARTTHROB | 1 % | 10 |
| FLAME | 1 % | 5 |
| DEARY | 1 % | 5 |
| HONEYBUNNY | 0 % | 10 |
| PET | 0 % | 3 |
| MYDEAR | 0 % | 6 |
| LUV | 0 % | 3 |
| BABYCAKES | 0 % | 9 |
| BOO | 0 % | 3 |
| BEAU | 0 % | 4 |
| DEAREST | 0 % | 7 |
| DEARIE | 0 % | 6 |
| VALENTINE | 0 % | 9 |
| HONEYPIE | 0 % | 8 |
Why may HON be the right solution?
"HON" is a term of endearment that is short for "honey", which is often used to refer to a loved one or a sweetheart. In crossword clues, "Sweetie" is a common indicator that the answer is a term of endearment, and "HON" is a popular crossword answer for this type of clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sweetie
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sweetheart
- steady
- truelove
- dearie
- kiddo
- honey
- sweet
- cute
- girlie
- lovely
- cupcake
- candy
Crossword Answer definitions
HON noun- (used only to address someone) Honey, sweetheart, a term of endearment; a friendly term of address.
- ; cheering a sports team, especially a GAA team; exhortation or encouragement come on; congratulations well done, bravo
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 HON
More clues leading to the result DEAR
- Beloved
- Cherished
- Letter opener
- Very expensive
- "___ Abby"
- Sweet thing
- Expensive
- Letter starter
- Sweetie
- Sweetpea
More clues leading to the result BAE
- Word for your valentine
- Honey, in slang
- Main squeeze, slangily
- Sweetie, in slang
- Main squeeze, in slang
- Modern steady
- Modern sweetie
- Sweetie, in recent slang
- Modern honey
- Hon, modern-style
More clues leading to the result DOLL
- Barbie or Raggedy Ann
- Childs toy
- Barbie
- Barbie or Ken
- Barbie, for one
- Raggedy Ann, e.g.
- Kachina, for one
- Baby shower gift
- Classic Christmas gift
- Tea party guest, perhaps
More clues leading to the result TOOTS
- Highway hellos
- Binges
- Emulates Severinsen
- Snookums
- Blows a horn
- Smart guys?
- Party-horn blasts
- Sweetie pie
- Hornblower's output
- Choo-choo whistles
More clues leading to the result SUGAR
- Coffee-shop freebie
- Sweetener
- Table packet
- Mary Poppins' spoonful
- Term of endearment
- __ daddy
- Coffee addition
- ___ cane
- Sweeten
- Coffee additive
More clues leading to the result BABE
- Movie pig
- Nursling
- Pig star
- Bunyan's ox
- The pig picture
- 1995 pig movie
- Hottie
- Movie pig who was, in fact, played by many different pigs
- Slugger Ruth
- Innocent one
More clues leading to the result HONEY
- Comb contents
- Sugar substitute?
- Sweetheart
- Sweetie pie
- Mead ingredient
- Macushla
- Dear
- Winnie the Pooh's favourite food
- Pooh goo
- Mead base
More clues leading to the result ANGEL
- Halo owner
- Venezuela falls
- Heavenly spirit
- Kate Jackson once
- Broadway benefactor
- Stained glass figure
- Goth magician Criss
- Show backer
- Broadway backer
- "Wicked" backer?
More clues leading to the result SUGARPIE
More clues leading to the result LAMB
- Babe in the woods
- Gentle one
- Mary's pet
- Stew meat
- Mary's charge
- Elia was his pen name
- Doner kebab meat
- Young Cotswold
- Young sheep
- Dish served with jelly
More clues leading to the result HONEYBUN
More clues leading to the result CUTIEPIE
More clues leading to the result HEARTTHROB
- Object of a crush
- Celeb with sex appeal
- Main squeeze
- Sweetie
- Term of endearment
- One's significant other
- Teen idol
- Lover
- Object of one's affection
- Sentimental emotion
More clues leading to the result FLAME
- Blaze
- Internet insult
- Sweetheart
- __-retardant
- Suitor
- Pilot, e.g.
- Taper topper
- Heartthrob
- Olympic symbol
- Dis online
More clues leading to the result DEARY
More clues leading to the result HONEYBUNNY
More clues leading to the result PET
- Class favorite
- Dino, to Fred and Wilma
- Favorite
- Tarantula, sometimes
- Vet visitor
- Cat or dog
- Gerbil or hamster
- Stroke gently
- Sulking fit
- Caress
More clues leading to the result MYDEAR
- Beatles' "Martha ___"
- Billet-doux salutation
- Beginning words of a salutation
- Affectionate address
- "Frankly, __, I don't..."
- "Frankly, __ ..."
- Scarlett, to Rhett, ultimately
- Quaint love letter opener
- Last thing Rhett called Scarlett
- Sweetheart
More clues leading to the result LUV
- 1967 Jack Lemmon comedy
- Former stage hit
- Valentine misspelling
- Candy heart word
- Sweetie, across the pond
- 1967 Lemmon/Falk comedy
- Sweetie
- Text-message word of affection
- Candy-heart word
- "P.S. I ___ U" (1991-92 detective drama)
More clues leading to the result BABYCAKES
More clues leading to the result BOO
- Scare word
- Serenade the villain
- Bronx cheer
- Catcall
- Halloween word
- Doubled, the second part of a pint-sized beauty queen's name
- "Check your eyes, ump!"
- Sack
- Unambiguous response to 51-Across's performance
- Goblin's greeting
More clues leading to the result BEAU
- __ monde
- Actor Bridges
- One of the Bridges
- Suitor
- Sweetheart
- Humdinger
- Old sweetheart?
- Jeff Bridges' brother
- Boyfriend
- Billet doux author
More clues leading to the result DEAREST
- "Mommie __"
- Start of some letters
- Letter opener?
- "Mommie ___"
- "Mommie -"
- Loved one
- Most cherished
- Most prized
- Most loved
- Honey
More clues leading to the result DEARIE
- Loved one
- Sugar substitute?
- Honey bun
- Pumpkin alternative
- Sweetie pie
- Sweetheart
- Hon
- Hon'
- Honey-bunch
- Darlin'
More clues leading to the result VALENTINE
- Heart in the mail
- Truelove
- Word following "Be my"
- Card received in February
- Sweetie
- Today's honoree, nicknames for whom begin the answers to starred clues
- End of a question begun by part of 19-, 23-, 42- and 48-Across
- February greeting card
- Saint not modest about fasting days at start of Easter (9)
- New Yorker now reorganizing Japanese police.