Clues for the word "HOST"
We've had 188 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 452 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 24, 2026.
Definition of host
- n. - The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.
- n. - An army; a number of men gathered for war.
- n. - Any great number or multitude; a throng.
- n. - One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.
- v. t. - To give entertainment to.
- v. i. - To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.
Referring Clues
- Legion
- Throng
- Party thrower
- Graft recipient
- Alex Trebek, e.g.
- Lincolnesque
- Welcomer
- Person with a mike
- Virus's target
- Parasite's home
- A party to a party?
- Leno or Letterman
- Central computer
- Parasite's place
- Leno, notably
- Party-giver
- Party giver
- Parasite supporter
- Multitude
- Emcee
- Slew
- Parasite's need
- Desk job at 58 & 59-Across?
- Virus's need
- Party leader?
- Large group
- Guest greeter
- Have an affair?
- Guestlist writer
- Symbiont's counterpart
- Throw a ball?
- Passel
- Party leader
- Army
- Leno, for one
- Party guy
- Caterer caller
- One who entertains
- Give a bash
- Art Linkletter or Merv Griffin role
- Great multitude
- Vast multitude
- Beijing, for the 2008 Olympics
- Great number
- Leno or DeGeneres, e.g.
- Invitation sender
- Moderator
- Large number
- Talk show moderator
- Regis or Jay, e.g.
- Parasite's target
- Large quantity
- Party person
- It's his party
- Bash thrower
- Horde
- Party throwing a party
- Quiz show's question reader
- Throw, as a party
- Have a party, say
- Ryan Seacrest, on "American Idol"
- RSVP recipient
- RSVP recipient
- RSVP recipient
- Throng
- One having an affair
- Innkeeper
- Party VIP
- Party holder
- Master of ceremonies
- Party boss?
- Run the show
- Person running the show
- Alex Trebek, for one
- Party planner
- Myriad
- Talk-show figure
- Leader in home entertainment?
- Olympics city, e.g.
- Rio vis-à-vis the 2016 Olympics
- Ball thrower?
- Human in "Alien," e.g.
- Pat Sajak, for one
- Party party
- Have over
- Have over, say
- Run the party
- Quizmaster, e.g.
- Gala giver
- Coveted late-night gig
- Invitation mailer
- One taking coats, perhaps
- Rio de Janeiro, for the 2016 Olympics
- Run the heat?
- Chris Rock, for the 2016 Oscars
- Entertain guests
- Fallon or Kimmel
- One who extends hospitality
- Trebek or Sajak
- One expecting an RSVP
- Parasite's quest
- Colbert, for one
- Deer, to a tick
- Whole bunch
- Throw a party
- Tokyo, to the 2020 Olympics
- Quiz show quizzer
- What Brits call "presenter"
- Give a party
- Sajak, e.g.
- Receive guests
- TV emcee
- Crowd
- Person giving a party
- Jim Lange, for "The Dating Game," e.g.
- Presenter
- Promoter
- Replacements "Be my guest and I will be a ___"
- Son welcomed by fashionable party-giver
- He entertains a lot
- Crowd entertainer
- A large number
- Multitude - emcee
- Parasite's victim
- Tokyo, for the 2020 Olympics
- Oprah or Rosie
- Fifth word in the ladder
- Entertainer offers great numbers
- He entertains a lot of people
- Presenter's dreadful tosh
- Compere
- Army entertainer
- Entertainment show VIP
- Landlady's army
- Party head
- One who gives a party for a lot of people
- Wingding thrower
- Pat Sajak, e.g.
- One skilled in moderation
- Kimmel, for the 2018 Oscars
- Parasite harborer
- Put up
- One who entertains crowd
- Show runner
- Home to a parasite
- Talk show runner
- Kimmel or Colbert
- Head of the party?
- Website need
- Veritable plethora
- Person paying a caterer
- Innkeeper in the army?
- MC
- Swarm
- Entertainer gets laugh changing square to circle ...
- Big number
- Great many
- Joy Reid or Rachel Maddow
- Caterer hirer
- Sender of invites
- Be the emcee
- Trevor Noah, for "The Daily Show"
- Podcast interviewer
- Person running a party
- Zoom call figure
- Hope at the Oscars, e.g.
- Entertain
- One sending a Zoom link
- Landlord
- The late Alex Trebek, for one
- One making a listing on Airbnb
- Run the show, say
- One who entertains a lot?
- Person you might bring a gift for
- Zoom meeting leader
- Rebecca Nagle, for the "This Land" podcast
- Restaurant greeter
- One who starts a video meeting
- Cara Santa Maria, for the "Talk Nerdy" podcast
- Podcast presenter
- What a communion wafer represents, with "the"
- Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, for the "Therapy for Black Girls" podcast
- Have people over
- Zoom meeting initiator
- Have guests over
- Have someone over
- Taylor Tomlinson, for "After Midnight"
- Bevy
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 24, 2026
- Daily American - January 04, 2026
- New York Times - January 01, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - December 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 31, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - September 21, 2025
- LA Times - September 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 16, 2025
- Mirror Mini - July 08, 2025
- Daily American - June 26, 2025
- Mirror Mini - May 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 12, 2025
- LA Times - April 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 17, 2025
- USA Today - March 16, 2025
- USA Today - March 13, 2025
- USA Today - March 10, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 04, 2025
- Daily American - February 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 16, 2025
- Daily American - January 02, 2025
- New York Times - December 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - December 08, 2024
- USA Today - November 06, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 31, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 28, 2024
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