Clues for the word "HINT"
We've had 175 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 397 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on April 06, 2026.
Definition of hint
- v. t. - To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
- v. i. - To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.
- n. - A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
Referring Clues
- Word to the wise
- Help for the puzzled
- Clue
- Whisper
- "Warm" or "cold"
- Act suggestively
- Helpful ___
- Soupcon
- Suggestion
- Help for the stumped
- Heloise offering
- Aid to the stumped
- Request from the stumped
- Charades gesture, e.g.
- Not say directly
- Touch
- "Warmer" or "colder"
- "The first word of the answer to each of the six starred clues describes the number of that clue," e.g.
- Comment from over the shoulder, maybe
- Subtle flavor
- "This answer ends in a T," e.g.
- Small clue
- Some people can't take one
- Test help
- Whiff
- Hardly noticeable amount
- "Warmer," perhaps
- "Getting warmer," e.g.
- "It's bigger than a breadbox," for one
- Solving aid
- Small trace
- Words leading to the answer, perhaps
- Subtle help
- Heloise suggestion
- Help you might drop
- Something that is often dropped, but rarely picked up
- Helpful suggestion
- Inkling
- Intimation
- Thing intentionally dropped
- Suggest
- Trace
- Help of a kind
- Helpful information
- Intimate
- Bit of help
- Helpful pointer
- Indirect suggestion
- Teacher's aid?
- Give a clue
- "Warm" or "cold," e.g.
- Something dropped
- Indicate subtly
- Subtle suggestion
- Pointer
- Spill a little?
- Subtle taste
- Tinge
- Clue for the clueless
- Shade of colour
- Aid for the puzzled
- Request from one who's stumped
- Faint trace
- Clue or cue
- "I can take a ___"
- Get (at)
- Clue offered
- What [wink wink] may signify
- Helpful clue
- Slight amount
- Helpful tip
- Help for a guesser
- Insinuate
- Help with an answer
- Guesser's request
- Indirect indication
- Help from Heloise
- A bit of help
- Slightest amount
- A tip
- Whiff or whisper
- Bit of color
- Innuendo
- Word from the wise
- Help for a solver
- "Can you give me a ___?"
- Nudge
- Bit to go on?
- Notion
- "You're getting warmer," e.g.
- When repeated, a subtle (or sometimes not-so-subtle) comment
- Slight indication
- Subtlety
- "Gimme a ___"
- Subtle bit of help
- Subtle sign
- Vaguely suggest
- Subtle helper
- Aid in solving
- This answer ends in "T," e.g.
- 60-Across, to 34-Across, e.g.
- Indirect assistance
- Tip
- Subtle clue
- "etting warmer,"e.g.
- It may be printed upside-down
- Suggestion from monarch in trouble
- Slight taste
- Help breaking into a puzzle
- Treasure hunt aid
- One might get dropped in an interview
- What 1-Across and 59-Across couldn't take in '76
- Treble Charger's 19 min. song
- "The Sharp ___ of New Tears" Dashboard Confessional
- Treble Charger song for you right now?
- Jose Gonzalez might drop one
- Clue about new album
- Tip - small amount
- Clue - soupçon
- Clue to an assassination outside the detention centre
- Bit of a thin time, I suggest
- ... provides clue for confused, hesitant leader of England dropped
- Suspicion of faith, in truth
- Touch flesh in these shows
- Intimate clinch in TV part
- Allude to
- "Some words in this puzzle have been replaced," e.g.
- Help you can drop
- Guesser's plea
- Soupçon
- Imply, suggest
- Tip, clue
- Clue relative
- Success, accepting new suggestion
- What someone who's puzzled might ask for
- A mere touch, possibly less than nothing
- Aid for a solver
- Dash, as of a spice
- "Can't you take a ___?" ("I'm trying to be polite!")
- Very small trace
- Suggestion inadequate, first to last
- Suggestion from coach in team
- Little bit of peach in trifle
- Slight coloring
- Tiny amount
- Subtle amount
- Help for a stumped solver
- Guessing game aid
- Very small amount
- Indicate indirectly
- Bit of help in an escape room
- Glimmer
- "Give me a ___"
- Riddle-solving aid
- Crossword title, often
- Having a bit of a thin time, this helps
- Aid for a stumped puzzle solver
- Trivia host's clue
- Something to lend a hand
- Whiff, as of perfume
- "It starts with an H," for this answer
- Clue or tip
- When doubled, not-so-subtle nudge
- Bit of help with a riddle
- Leave a small tip
- With 35-Down, some common attire for cooks
- Brain teaser aid
- Puzzle hunt aid
- Bit of help with solving a puzzle
- Bit of a thin time, let's suggest
- When doubled, comment made with a wink
- Soupçon
- "Can't you take a ___!?"
- Gentle suggestion
- Means of getting unstuck
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - April 06, 2026
- New York Times - April 03, 2026
- Your Life Choices - April 01, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 30, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 24, 2026
- New York Times - March 24, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - March 05, 2026
- Daily American - February 17, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 09, 2026
- LA Times - December 15, 2025
- Daily American - December 06, 2025
- Daily American - October 28, 2025
- New York Times - October 14, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 19, 2025
- Daily American - July 05, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 16, 2025
- Daily American - June 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 17, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 14, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 25, 2025
- New York Times - March 20, 2025
- Daily American - March 02, 2025
- New York Times - February 25, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 10, 2025
- USA Today - November 21, 2024
- New York Times - November 15, 2024
- LA Times - November 13, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 12, 2024
- New York Times - October 27, 2024
- And in 367 more crossword puzzles...