ENCOUNTER Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 287 solutions for 'ENCOUNTER' with 2 to 23 letters.

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Definition of encounter

a casual meeting with a person or thing

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Solution MEET is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution MEET is 4 letters long. We have 27 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 287 solutions. The longest is DISCOVER SERENDIPITOUSLY with 23 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 23 letters long.

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A BRIEF SEXUAL ENCOUNTER LASTING ONLY FOR A SINGLE NIGHT	10
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (FILM) CAST	10
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (FILM) DOCTOR	10
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS ___ (FILM) COMPOSER	10
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS ___ (FILM) CRAFT	10
Encounters	4
Encountered	3
First tribe encountered by Lewis and Clark	3
Johnson of "Brief Encounter"	2
Native encountered by Columbus	2
Close encounter	2
Romantic encounter	2
Military encounter	2
Tribe encountered by Lewis and Clark	2
Hostile encounter	2
They're encountered in close encounters	2
Brief encounter?	2
Encountered ice	1
Seldom encountered	1

‘ENCOUNTER’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘ENCOUNTER’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Meet casually or unexpectedly (9)	encounter
Meet unexpectedly (9)