Joel Grey, in "Cabaret"

The answer

EMCEE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMCEE answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for EMCEE

Every other clue in this collection answered by EMCEE, most used first.

• Host - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
• Roast host - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
• Game show host - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Banquet host - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Show host - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Toastmaster - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Game leader - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Run the show - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• Awards show host - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• TV host - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Pageant host - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Host at a roast - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Event host - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Game host - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Host a roast - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Mike holder - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Talk-show host - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Act introducer - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Show runner - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Trebek or Sajak - used 13 times, most recently in 2010
• Quizmaster - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
• "And now ..." sayer - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Intro maker - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Man with a mike. - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
• Master of ceremonies - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• One who rules the roast - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Comedy club host - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Ceremony host - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Mic holder - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Party leader - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Awards night host - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Intro giver - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Man at the mike - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Roast figure - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Book before Joel - HOSEA, used 40 times
• "Cabaret" director - FOSSE, used 38 times
• Cabaret show - REVUE, used 18 times
• "Cabaret" director Bob - FOSSE, used 14 times
• Joel Coen's brother - ETHAN, used 14 times
• Book between Daniel and Joel - HOSEA, used 11 times

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