ENCOUNTER Crossword Clue & Answer

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The clue "encounter" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on March 24, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "MEET", a 4-letter word.

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Answer
Length
ENCOUNTER with 9 letters
ONSLAUGHT
9
PITCH UPON
9
PREJUDICE
9
PRESENT TO
9
PROXIMATE
9
RENCONTRE
9
RUN ACROSS
9
SCRIMMAGE
9
SET BEFORE
9
SIDESWIPE
9
SIDLE UP TO
9
SMACK INTO
9
SMASH INTO
9
STUMBLE ON
9
THRUSTING
9
ENCOUNTER with 10 letters
ALIGHT UPON
10
BEAR DOWN ON
10
BOBADILISM
10
BRING TO BAY
10
BULLDOZING
10
CHANCE UPON
10
COME ACROSS
10
COME CLOSER
10
CONCUSSION
10
CONTENTION
10
CONTRADICT
10
CONTROVERT
10
ENGAGEMENT
10
EXPERIENCE
10
FALL ACROSS
10
FALL FOUL OF
10
FALL IN WITH
10
FANATICISM
10
HAPPEN UPON
10
HIT AGAINST
10
LABOR UNDER
10
MEET HEAD-ON
10
MEET UP WITH
10
NARROWNESS
10
PARTIALITY
10
PERCUSSION
10
PRETENSION
10
RENDEZVOUS
10
STAND UNDER
10
TOURNAMENT
10
ENCOUNTER with 11 letters
ALTERCATION
11
APPROXIMATE
11
BE EXPOSED TO
11
BELLICOSITY
11
BLUNDER UPON
11
BRING BEFORE
11
COME FORWARD
11
COMPETITION
11
CONTEND WITH
11
DISPOSITION
11
GRAPPLE WITH
11
HOSTILITIES
11
IMPINGEMENT
11
INTOLERANCE
11
PASS THROUGH
11
PLACE BEFORE
11
STUMBLE UPON
11
WRESTLE WITH
11
ENCOUNTER with 12 letters
BEAR DOWN UPON
12
BRING FORWARD
12
CONFRONT WITH
12
DISAGREEMENT
12
KNOCK AGAINST
12
MEET SQUARELY
12
NARROW SQUEAK
12
NARROW THE GAP
12
OLYMPIC GAMES
12
RUN SMACK INTO
12
RUN UP AGAINST
12
ENCOUNTER with 13 letters
APPROPINQUATE
13
BE SUBJECTED TO
13
COME UP AGAINST
13
CONFRONTATION
13
STRIKE AGAINST
13
ENCOUNTER with 14 letters
DISCRIMINATION
14
ENCOUNTER with 15 letters
COLLISION COURSE
15
CROSS SWORDS WITH
15
FIGHT HAND-TO-HAND
15
SLEDGEHAMMERING
15
ENCOUNTER with 17 letters
COME INTO COLLISION
17
CONFRONT EACH OTHER
17
ENCOUNTER with 23 letters
DISCOVER SERENDIPITOUSLY
23

Top answers for ENCOUNTER crossword clue from newspapers

MEET
MEETING

Definition of encounter

  • a casual meeting with a person or thing

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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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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
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