Answer to "Word of greeting" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HELLO which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.

Word of greeting crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
HELLO	42 %	5
ALOHA	38 %	5
HEY	13 %	3
HOLA	4 %	4
PEACE	4 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Word of greeting

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• hello
• aloha
• peace
• salutation
• happy
• namaste
• bid
• ciao
• congratulations
• hail
• hallo
• holla

Crossword Answer definitions

HELLO noun

1. "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.

HELLO verb

1. To greet with "hello".

HELLO interjection

1. A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
2. A greeting used when answering the telephone.
3. A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
4. Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.
5. An expression of puzzlement or discovery.

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 HELLO

• Greeting for Dolly
• "Greetings!"
• How-do-you-do
• Start of a phone conversation
• Greetings!
• Ring response
• Greeting
• 2015 Adele hit
• Mobile line
• Conversation piece?

More clues leading to the result ALOHA

• "Later!" at the luau
• Honolulu's __ Bowl
• "The __ State" (Hawaii)
• A fine how-do-you-do
• Hilo "howdy"
• Hilo hello
• Don Ho farewell!
• Honolulu hello
• Molokai bye
• HI hi

More clues leading to the result HEY

• "__, There" ("The Pajama Game" tune)
• Attention-getting word
• "Whaddaya know!"
• "You there!"
• Watch it!
• Attention-getter
• Relative of yoo-hoo
• "Yo!"
• "Over here!"
• One-third of Fat Albert's catchphrase

More clues leading to the result HOLA

• El Barrio greeting
• Granada greeting
• "Hey, hombre"
• "Yo"
• "'Sup, señorita?"
• Juarez "hello"
• Guatemala greeting
• 32-Down hi
• Teléfono answer
• Hi from Hidalgo

More clues leading to the result PEACE

• Hippie's signoff
• Two-fingered greeting
• Tranquility
• Woodstock symbol
• Tranquillity
• "The opposite of war isn't ___! It's creation!" ("Rent" line)
• Two fingers, symbolically
• Harmony
• A meaning of "V"
• Dove's desire