Word on the street
The crossword clue "Word on the street" is answered by RUMOR, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
RUMOR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUMOR answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 6 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.
- BUZZ (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RUMOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUMOR, most used first.
- Bit of gossip - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Hearsay - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Scuttlebutt - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Buzz - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Grapevine item - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Grapevine tidbit - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Tabloid tidbit - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Gossip - used 7 times, most recently in 2001
- Gossip's tidbit - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Gossipy story - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- "___ has it ..." - 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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