Friend crossword clue
The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Friend” are ALLY, with 4 letters. Below are 9 answers from 4 to 12 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.
4 letters
- ally
5 letters
- amigo
7 letters
- booster
- admirer
- homeboy
8 letters
- champion
9 letters
- supporter
11 letters
- protagonist
12 letters
- acquaintance
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The best answers, explained
- ALLY 4 letters · noun
- an associate who provides cooperation or assistance “he's a good ally in fight”
- AMIGO 5 letters · noun
- a friend or comrade
- BOOSTER 7 letters · noun
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- CHAMPION 8 letters · noun
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- SUPPORTER 9 letters · noun
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc. “all their supporters came out for the game”
- PROTAGONIST 11 letters · noun
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- ACQUAINTANCE 12 letters · noun
- a person with whom you are acquainted “I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances”
Telling them apart
With 7 squares, BOOSTER, ADMIRER and HOMEBOY all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: B → BOOSTER · A → ADMIRER · H → HOMEBOY. Fill in that crossing answer first.
Other forms of this clue
Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “friends” wants an answer that ends the same way.
FRIENDS crossword clue
- ALLIES
- AMIGOS
- BOOSTERS
- ADMIRERS
- HOMEBOYS
- CHAMPIONS
- SUPPORTERS
- PROTAGONISTS
- ACQUAINTANCES
What “friend” means
- noun: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust (“he was my best friend at the university”)
- noun: an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
- noun: a person with whom you are acquainted (“we are friends of the family”)
- noun: a person who backs a politician or a team etc. (“they are friends of the library”)
A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.
About these answers
We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as FRIEND, and words whose definition is FRIEND. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.
Questions people ask
What is a 4-letter word for friend?
ALLY. ALLY means “an associate who provides cooperation or assistance”.
What is a 5-letter word for friend?
AMIGO. AMIGO means “a friend or comrade”.
What is a 7-letter word for friend?
BOOSTER, ADMIRER or HOMEBOY. BOOSTER means “a person who backs a politician or a team etc.”.
What is a 8-letter word for friend?
CHAMPION. CHAMPION means “a person who backs a politician or a team etc.”.
What is the answer for the clue “friends”?
Use the same answers in the same form: ALLIES, AMIGOS, BOOSTERS or ADMIRERS.
How do I narrow down the answer for “Friend”?
Count the squares, then use a crossing letter: the section “Telling them apart” shows which square separates the answers of each length. The crossword solver takes the clue and your letters together.
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