Clues for the word "WANNABE"
We've had 31 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 37 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on December 29, 2025.
Referring Clues
- Hanger-on
- Pretender
- Hopeful
- Starstruck sort, maybe
- Aspirer
- Dreamer
- Emulator
- Hopeful one
- Aspirant
- Kind of surfer
- Poseur
- Star-struck emulator
- Decline to include bar round for person with aspirations
- Girl in grass plot round sundial, she hopes!
- Nick's in decline, but hopeful
- One aiming (ineffectively) at a certain style etc
- One desiring to resemble someone else
- Aspiring star?
- Hopeful to catch, breaking fall
- Hopeful catch will break fall
- White collar operative, ultimately one with aspiration
- Person dreaming of fame
- Overeager aspirant
- Spice Girls song
- Slangy aspirer
- Aspiring celeb, perhaps
- Spice Girls hit from 1996
- Aspiring sort
- First #1 hit for the Spice Girls
- Pale imitator
- 1996 #1 hit for the Spice Girls
Last Seen In
- New York Times - December 29, 2025
- Daily American - August 13, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 04, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 25, 2023
- Daily American - August 13, 2023
- USA Today - February 20, 2023
- LA Times - January 26, 2018
- New York Times - January 14, 2018
- Netword - December 16, 2017
- LA Times - October 28, 2017
- Daily American - August 13, 2017
- Universal - March 19, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 17, 2017
- LA Times - May 22, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - April 15, 2013
- New York Times - January 14, 2013
- Guardian Quick - December 29, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - October 12, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - June 03, 2011
- Thinks Daily - January 13, 2011
- New York Times - August 23, 2010
- Netword - February 21, 2010
- Washington Post - January 06, 2010
- New York Times - January 24, 2009
- Guardian Prize - December 27, 2008
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 18, 2008
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 23, 2008
- LA Times - August 24, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - June 23, 2008
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 05, 2008
- And in 7 more crossword puzzles...