Crossword answer
HATES
5 letters · Used for 14 different clues · 45 appearances · Last seen USA Today, October 6, 2026
Letter pattern
HATES
Clues that lead to HATES
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Despises5USA TodayOct 6, 2026
Loathes running heats!5Evening StandardAug 30, 2026
Disrelishes and then some5New York TimesAug 2, 2026
Resents making haste5Evening StandardJun 2, 2026
Detests5Evening StandardNov 22, 2025
Strongly dislikes5Daily ThemedOct 14, 2025
"Everybody ___ Chris," sitcom starring Tyler James Williams, where an ever-present storyteller's voice shapes every episode5Daily ThemedSep 17, 2025
Has no use for5NewsdaySep 5, 2025
Abhors5Eugene ShefferJun 18, 2024
Strongly dislikes, say5Daily ThemedJun 20, 2023
Dislikes undue haste5Evening StandardApr 12, 2023
Detests unseemly haste5Evening StandardAug 17, 2022
Can't stand, but the hard seat is awful5Evening StandardJul 29, 2022
Dislikes out-of-the-way millinery5Evening StandardFeb 24, 2022
About HATES in crosswords
HATES is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 45 times in our database across 14 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Despises” in the USA Today crossword on October 6, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
SYRIACountry song about following discontented secretary (5)
STOREPut away
DEVILHe makes many wicked
TURINShroud of ___ (venerated cloth)
TAHOESecond-deepest lake in the U.S.
YEARSDecade divisions
ORALBFlossing brand
PARASLegal aides, briefly
HARPSPlucked instruments
CURRYRun hastily, losing hat, for hot food (5)
PROVOUtah city
SLEDSVehicles with runners
ASAMI"Same for me!"
NIGHTPeriod of darkness
Every appearance of HATES (45)
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Oct 6, 2026
Despises · USA Today · 4 Down
Aug 30, 2026
Loathes running heats! · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Aug 2, 2026
Disrelishes and then some · New York Times · 40 Down
Jun 2, 2026
Resents making haste · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Nov 22, 2025
Detests · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Oct 30, 2025
Detests · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Oct 23, 2025
Detests · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 14, 2025
Strongly dislikes · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Oct 8, 2025
Detests · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 9, 2025
Detests · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 5, 2025
Has no use for · Newsday · Across
Jun 10, 2025
Detests · Newsday · Across
May 22, 2025
Detests · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Apr 23, 2025
Detests · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Sep 18, 2024
Detests · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 12, 2024
Detests · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jun 18, 2024
Abhors · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Apr 3, 2024
Detests · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Oct 24, 2023
Detests · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Sep 27, 2023
Detests · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jun 20, 2023
Strongly dislikes, say · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Apr 12, 2023
Dislikes undue haste · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 4, 2023
Detests · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Dec 26, 2022
Detests · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Sep 13, 2022
Detests · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Aug 17, 2022
Detests unseemly haste · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 29, 2022
Can't stand, but the hard seat is awful · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jun 30, 2022
Detests · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Apr 18, 2022
Detests · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 24, 2022
Dislikes out-of-the-way millinery · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jan 12, 2022
Detests · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 11, 2021
Loathes running heats! · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Mar 31, 2021
Resents making haste · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jun 3, 2020
Detests · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Apr 27, 2020
Detests · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Apr 14, 2020
Detests · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 18, 2020
Detests · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 28, 2020
Detests · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 12, 2019
Detests · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jan 28, 2019
Detests · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jan 7, 2019
Detests · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jun 14, 2018
Detests · Evening Standard · 28 Down
May 8, 2018
Detests · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jan 22, 2018
Detests · Evening Standard · 6 Down