RIVAL Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 236 solutions for 'RIVAL' with 3 to 19 letters.
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The clue "rival" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on March 5, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "FOE", a 3-letter word.

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RIVAL with 8 letters
APPROACH
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BICKERER
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BULLYBOY
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CLASHING
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COME UP TO
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CONTRARY
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CORRIVAL
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EMULATOR
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ENFORCER
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FOILSMAN
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GAMECOCK
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HOOLIGAN
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INIMICAL
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INTRUDER
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MILITANT
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MUTINEER
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NEGATIVE
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OPPONENT ⭐
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OPPOSING
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OPPOSITE
8
PARALLEL
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PERVERSE
8
PLUG-UGLY
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RECREANT
8
RESEMBLE
8
RIVALING
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SCRAPPER
8
SCUFFLER
8
STRUGGLE
8
THE FIELD
8
WRANGLER
8
RIVAL with 9 letters
ADVERSARY
9
ANARCHIST
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BREAK EVEN
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CHALLENGE
9
CLOSE WITH
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COMBATANT
9
COMPARE TO
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COMPETING
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CONTENDER
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CUTTHROAT
9
DISPUTANT
9
DISSENTER
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FRACTIOUS
9
GLADIATOR
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IN RIVALRY
9
MEASURE UP
9
OBSTINATE
9
OPPUGNANT
9
PARTAKE OF
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PRETENDER
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QUARRELER
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RELUCTATE
9
REPUGNANT
9
SQUABBLER
9
STRONG ARM
9
STRUGGLER
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SWORDSMAN
9
RIVAL with 10 letters
ANTAGONIST
10
ANTAGONIZE
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ANTITHETIC
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CHALLENGER
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COMPETITOR
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CONTESTANT
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CORRESPOND
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EQUIVALENT
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HATCHET MAN
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JOIN BATTLE
10
OPPOSITION
10
OPPOSITIVE
10
OVERTHWART
10
REFRACTORY
10
RUN ABREAST
10
UNFRIENDLY
10
RIVAL with 11 letters
ADVERSATIVE
11
BEAT AGAINST
11
BELLIGERENT
11
BREAK SQUARE
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COMPARE WITH
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COMPETE WITH
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COMPETITION
11
COMPETITIVE
11
CONFLICTING
11
CONTEND WITH
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COUNTERPART
11
DISSENTIENT
11
EQUIPOLLENT
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GRAPPLE WITH
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MATCH UP WITH
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MEASURE UP TO
11
STACK UP WITH
11
STEM THE TIDE
11
STRONG-ARMER
11
SWORDPLAYER
11
UNFAVORABLE
11
RIVAL with 12 letters
ANTAGONISTIC
12
ANTIPATHETIC
12
ANTITHETICAL
12
BE COMPARABLE
12
BELTED KNIGHT
12

Top answers for RIVAL crossword clue from newspapers

FOE
OPPONENT
VIE
ENEMY

Definition of rival

  • be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race"; the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

Anagrams of rival

AVRIL VIRAL

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What is the best solution to the riddle RIVAL?

Solution FOE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution FOE is 3 letters long. We have 5 further solutions of the same word length.

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

There are 236 solutions. The longest is CHALLENGE COMPARISON with 19 letters, and the shortest is APE with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 19 letters long.

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