The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AHOY! which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AHOY! | 100 % | 5 |
Why may AHOY be the right solution?
Alexander Graham Bell suggested "AHOY!" as the standard telephone-answering greeting because it was commonly used by sailors as a way to hail or get someone's attention over a distance. It was a fitting choice for the new invention of the telephone as a way to get someone's attention over the phone.
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Crossword Answer definitions
AHOY! noun- An utterance of this interjection.
- To hail with a cry of "ahoy".
- Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
- Warning of something approaching or impending.
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