DETECTIVE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 119 solutions for 'DETECTIVE' with 2 to 19 letters.
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The clue "detective" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on January 14, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SLEUTH", a 6-letter word.

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Answer
Length
DETECTIVE with 2 letters
MP
2
DETECTIVE with 3 letters
COP
3
EYE
3
FBI
3
FED
3
SPY
3
TEC
3
DETECTIVE with 4 letters
DICK
4
FLIC
4
FUZZ
4
G-MAN
4
HEAT
4
NARC
4
T-MAN
4
DETECTIVE with 5 letters
ASKER
5
REEVE
5
SNOOP
5
DETECTIVE with 6 letters
BEADLE
6
BEAGLE
6
COPPER
6
DEPUTY
6
LICTOR
6
PEELER
6
PEEPER
6
POLLER
6
PROBER
6
SEEKER
6
SHADOW
6
SHAMUS
6
SLEUTH ⭐
6
TRACER
6
DETECTIVE with 7 letters
BAILIFF
7
CAPTAIN
7
FEDERAL
7
GUMSHOE
7
MARSHAL
7
OFFICER
7
QUERIER
7
QUERIST
7
QUIZZER
7
SAMPLER
7
SHERIFF
7
SNOOPER
7
TRACKER
7
TROOPER
7
DETECTIVE with 8 letters
DETECTOR
8
EXAMINER
8
FBI AGENT
8
FLATFOOT
8
GENDARME
8
HAWKSHAW
8
INFORMER
8
INQUIRER
8
POLLSTER
8
REVENUER
8
SERGEANT
8
SHERLOCK
8
TIPSTAFF
8
DETECTIVE with 9 letters
CATCHPOLE
9
CATECHIST
9
CONSTABLE
9
HOUSE DICK
9
INFORMANT
9
INSPECTOR
9
OPERATIVE
9
PATROLMAN
9
POLICEMAN
9
PORTREEVE
9
PUSSYFOOT
9
ROUNDSMAN
9
TIPSTAVES
9
DETECTIVE with 10 letters
BLOODHOUND
10
INQUISITOR
10
LIEUTENANT
10
MACE-BEARER
10
PRIVATE EYE
10
QUESTIONER
10
DETECTIVE with 11 letters
INTERVIEWER
11
POLICEWOMAN
11
QUESTIONIST
11
SECRET AGENT
11
DETECTIVE with 12 letters
BOUND BAILIFF
12
COMMISSIONER
12
INQUIRY AGENT
12
INTERLOCUTOR
12
INTERROGATOR
12
INVESTIGATOR
12
PEACE OFFICER
12
POLICE MATRON
12
DETECTIVE with 13 letters
CHIEF OF POLICE
13
CRIMINOLOGIST
13
DEPUTY SHERIFF
13
GOVERNMENT MAN
13
INTERPELLATOR
13
INTERROGATRIX
13
POLICE CAPTAIN
13
POLICE OFFICER
13
SECRET SERVICE
13
TREASURY AGENT
13
DETECTIVE with 14 letters
HOTEL DETECTIVE
14

Top answer for DETECTIVE crossword clue from newspapers

SLEUTH

Definition of detective

  • a police officer who investigates crimes; an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

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Solution SLEUTH is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SLEUTH is 6 letters long. We have 13 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "DETECTIVE"?

There are 119 solutions. The longest is PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR with 19 letters, and the shortest is MP with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 19 letters long.

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