Clues for the word "WIFE"
We've had 121 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 193 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on January 08, 2026.
Definition of wife
- n. - A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.
- n. - The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband.
Referring Clues
- Katharina, to Petruchio
- She said "I do"
- Ring bearer
- Bachelor's lack
- 44-Across, e.g.
- Helen, to Menelaus
- One who's been down the aisle
- Lois, to Hi
- Bride, after the vows
- "The Farmer's ___" (1928 Hitchcock film)
- The "Judy" of Punch and Judy
- Wedding cake doll
- Clair, to Cliff Huxtable
- Wilma, to Fred
- Heir, often
- Guinevere, to Arthur
- Bathsheba, to David
- Laura, to George W.
- Josephine, to Napoleon
- Harem member
- Not a single woman
- Bachelorette, upon saying "I do"
- Marital partner, perhaps
- "My ___" (song on The Who's "Who's Next" album)
- 14-Across, to George
- Liz, to Dick, twice
- Xanthippe, to Socrates
- Laura, to George
- Judy, to Punch
- Better half, typically
- Man's better half
- Youngman offered his
- Talese's "Thy Neighbor's ___"
- Penultimate word in a Henny Youngman one-liner
- Better half, often
- Calpurnia, to Caesar
- Youngman wanted you to take his
- Harriet, to Ozzie Nelson
- Mary, to Abe Lincoln
- Desdemona, to Othello
- Good radio station for a bride?
- Post-rite bride
- Post-rite bride
- Post-rite bride
- Tenth Commandment word
- Woman with a ring
- Former fiancee
- Mate
- Liz Taylor, often
- Hillary, to Bill
- Michelle, to Barack
- Missus
- Kate, to Petruchio, eventually
- What a bride becomes at her wedding
- Former bachelorette
- Not a single person
- Marge Simpson, e.g.
- See 51-Across
- One who's done the "I do's"
- Spouse
- Kate, to Petruchio
- Not a single female
- Bride, after the wedding
- Legitimate deduction
- Certain union member
- Bachelor's least favorite radio station?
- CBS legal drama "The Good ___"
- Emilia, to Iago
- 'The Good '
- Married woman
- Husband's spouse
- Part of Hillary Clinton twitter bio
- One of 700 for King Solomon
- Certain partner
- Kate, to Prince William
- Marge, to Homer
- Wilma Flintstone, to Fred
- One of six for Henry VIII
- ___-swapping
- Husband's mate
- Better half
- Dutch (slang)
- See 10
- Union member
- Swinger's activity with one fellow, say, accepting hands going up leg
- Another half for bloke on the way home?
- Incredibly wise to hide central part of manifesto where newspapers are seeking Liberal Party agenda?
- ___ of Bath (Chaucer character)
- Better half, maybe
- Linda Loman, to Willy
- Female partner
- She may cook the Christmas dinner, if we go out
- Partner (or partners) provided within
- Edith, to Archie
- She's the one few are wrong about
- Harriet, to Ozzie
- Mother, perhaps first of women in family environment
- Mrs. Sprat, to Jack
- Portia de Rossi, to Ellen DeGeneres
- Opal of the comics, to Earl Pickles
- One of two in some marriages
- Man's spouse
- Meghan, to Harry
- Mrs.
- Beyonce, to Jay-Z
- Ali Krieger, to Ashlyn Harris
- Bride
- & 5. Fiancée
- She may nag if we upset her
- Either spouse, perhaps
- One who's taken a vow
- "The Good ___"
- Fiancee, after saying "I do"
- TV's "The Good ___"
- Husband's partner
- Stephanie Allynne, to Tig Notaro
- "The Good ___" (Emmy-winning series)
- Bride, after marriage
- Jessica Betts, to Niecy Nash
- Elastigirl, to Mr. Incredible
- Part of cow I fed partner
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 08, 2026
- Your Life Choices - December 11, 2025
- LA Times - November 03, 2025
- LA Times - October 20, 2025
- Daily American - October 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 25, 2025
- Daily American - September 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 13, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 08, 2025
- Daily American - May 29, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 26, 2025
- Daily American - March 21, 2025
- USA Today - March 15, 2025
- USA Today - February 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 24, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - December 19, 2024
- Your Life Choices - November 24, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 17, 2024
- USA Today - September 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 29, 2024
- LA Times - July 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 15, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 08, 2024
- New York Times - April 07, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - March 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 11, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - November 17, 2023
- Daily American - October 17, 2023
- And in 163 more crossword puzzles...