God crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “God” are DEITY, ANGEL or PAGAN, with 5 letters. Below are 21 answers from 3 to 11 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

SIN 3 letters · noun

estrangement from god

IDOL 4 letters · noun

a material effigy that is worshipped

DEITY 5 letters · noun

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

PRAYER 6 letters · noun

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) “the priest sank to his knees in prayer”

HEATHEN 7 letters · noun

a person who does not acknowledge your god

IMMORTAL 8 letters · noun

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

ADORATION 9 letters · noun

a feeling of profound love and admiration

HALLELUJAH 10 letters · noun

a shout or song of praise to God

DEIFICATION 11 letters · noun

the condition of being treated like a god

Telling them apart

With 5 squares, DEITY, ANGEL and PAGAN all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: D → DEITY · A → ANGEL · P → PAGAN. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, HEATHEN, GENTILE, INFIDEL and HOSANNA all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: A → HEATHEN · N → GENTILE · F → INFIDEL · S → HOSANNA. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, IMMORTAL, DIVINITY and DEVOTION all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: M → IMMORTAL · I → DIVINITY · E → DEVOTION. 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: “gods” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “god” means

• noun: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
• noun: a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people (“he was a god among men”)
• noun: a material effigy that is worshipped (“money was his god”)

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 GOD, and words whose definition is GOD. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.