"Word on the street is ..."
The crossword clue ""Word on the street is ..."" is answered by IHEAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 18 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
IHEAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IHEAR answer page.
Used 18 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 12 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.
- SOMESAY (5 uses in xd)
- RUMORHASIT (3 uses in xd)
- ASIHEAR (1 uses in xd)
- THEYSAY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for IHEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by IHEAR, most used first.
- "Rumor has it ..." - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- "Do ___ a Waltz?" - used 18 times, most recently in 2014
- Start of a rumor - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- "People are saying ..." - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- "Word is ..." - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- "___ a Symphony" - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Rumor starter - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- The Supremes' "__ a Symphony" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Parting word - ADIEU, used 196 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
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