Office crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Office” are PART, POST or ROLE, with 4 letters. Below are 40 answers from 4 to 12 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

PART 4 letters · noun

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group “the government must do its part”

PLACE 5 letters · noun

a job in an organization

AGENCY 6 letters · noun

an administrative unit of government “the Central Intelligence Agency”

REMOVAL 7 letters · noun

dismissal from office

POSITION 8 letters · noun

a job in an organization

SITUATION 9 letters · noun

a job in an organization

PRESIDENCY 10 letters · noun

the office and function of president “Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time”

PREMIERSHIP 11 letters · noun

the office of premier

DISPLACEMENT 12 letters · noun

act of removing from office or employment

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, PART, POST, ROLE, HEIR and MACE all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: R → PART · S → POST · L → ROLE · I → HEIR · C → MACE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, PLACE, POWER and BERTH all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: L → PLACE · O → POWER · E → BERTH. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, REMOVAL, DIGNITY, NOMINEE, REGENCY, EMIRATE and REGALIA all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: O → REMOVAL · N → DIGNITY · I → NOMINEE · E → REGENCY · R → EMIRATE · A → REGALIA. 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: “offices” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “office” means

• noun: place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed (“he rented an office in the new building”)
• noun: an administrative unit of government (“Office of Management and Budget”)
• noun: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
• noun: (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power (“being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage”)

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