John crossword clue
The most likely answers for the crossword clue “John” are TRICK or PRIVY, with 5 letters. Below are 7 answers from 3 to 8 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.
3 letters
- can
- lav
5 letters
- trick
- privy
6 letters
- toilet
8 letters
- bathroom
- lavatory
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The best answers, explained
- CAN 3 letters · noun
- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- TRICK 5 letters · noun
- a prostitute's customer
- TOILET 6 letters · noun
- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- BATHROOM 8 letters · noun
- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Other forms of this clue
Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “johns” wants an answer that ends the same way.
JOHNS crossword clue
- CANS
- LAVS
- TRICKS
- PRIVIES
- TOILETS
- BATHROOMS
- LAVATORIES
What “john” means
- noun: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- noun: a prostitute's customer
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 JOHN, and words whose definition is JOHN. 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 3-letter word for john?
CAN or LAV. CAN means “a room or building equipped with one or more toilets”.
What is a 5-letter word for john?
TRICK or PRIVY. TRICK means “a prostitute's customer”.
What is a 6-letter word for john?
TOILET. TOILET means “a room or building equipped with one or more toilets”.
What is a 8-letter word for john?
BATHROOM or LAVATORY. BATHROOM means “a room or building equipped with one or more toilets”.
What is the answer for the clue “johns”?
Use the same answers in the same form: CANS, LAVS, TRICKS or PRIVIES.
How do I narrow down the answer for “John”?
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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