Informal greeting
The crossword clue "Informal greeting" is answered by HIYA, a 4-letter entry. Used 51 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HIYA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HIYA answer page.
Used 51 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- HOWDO (7 uses in xd)
- HITHERE (4 uses in xd)
- HOWDY (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for HIYA
Every other clue in this collection answered by HIYA, most used first.
- Casual greeting - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- "Howdy!" - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Spanish greeting - HOLA, used 90 times
- Sailor's greeting - AHOY, used 79 times
- Aussie greeting - GDAY, used 64 times
- "Buona ___" (Italian greeting) - SERA, used 52 times
- Informal talk - CHAT, used 45 times
- Nautical greeting - AHOY, used 45 times
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