Crossword answer
HOBO
4 letters · Used for 23 different clues · 40 appearances · Last seen Newsday, August 9, 2026
Letter pattern
HOBO
Clues that lead to HOBO
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Freight train rider4NewsdayAug 9, 2026
Vagrant4Crosswords With FriendsJul 30, 2026
Who bothers to hide tramp? (4)4The SunJul 26, 2026
Itinerant worker (4)4The SunJul 26, 2026
Boxcar rider4Thomas JosephJul 14, 2026
Rider of the rails4Wall Street JournalJun 6, 2026
Drifter in search of work4New York TimesMay 25, 2026
Drifter4New York TimesMar 2, 2026
Tramp4Evening StandardJan 29, 2026
Tramp (US)4The IndependentNov 18, 2025
Ferret round as down-and-out4The IndependentSep 6, 2025
Warm place, if nothing else, for a tramp4Evening StandardJul 19, 2025
Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway4New York TimesJul 12, 2025
Grapes of Wrath persona4NewsdayJun 5, 2025
A tramp4Evening StandardMay 6, 2025
So-called "king of the road"4New York TimesMar 31, 2025
Rail-riding vagabond4NewsdayFeb 10, 2025
Type of bag or spider4Daily ThemedSep 15, 2024
Vagabond4Eugene ShefferMar 14, 2024
— bag (large shoulder purse)4Eugene ShefferApr 29, 2023
Who boarded the tramp in it?4Evening StandardNov 12, 2021
Railroad hitchhiker4Daily ThemedSep 12, 2021
He has shares in a houseboat, but no fixed address4Evening StandardSep 8, 2021
About HOBO in crosswords
HOBO is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 40 times in our database across 23 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Freight train rider” in the Newsday crossword on August 9, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
RENOCity north of Carson City
LOCSHairstyle that may begin with comb coils
SANDDune makeup
ALAS"Unfortunately ..."
XENA"___: Warrior Princess," fantasy show where Lucy Lawless plays the powerful lead who gives the show its name
IBMSCertain PCs
LAMBYoung sheep (4)
SAGSHangs low
SOFASettee
METSNew York MLB team
EARLNobleman
GLUMDejected (4)
JABSPointed remarks
MAYAChichén Itzá builders
Every appearance of HOBO (40)
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Aug 9, 2026
Freight train rider · Newsday · Across
Jul 30, 2026
Vagrant · Crosswords With Friends · 21
Jul 26, 2026
Itinerant worker (4) · The Sun · 20 Across
Jul 26, 2026
Who bothers to hide tramp? (4) · The Sun · 20 Across
Jul 14, 2026
Boxcar rider · Thomas Joseph · 1 Across
Jun 6, 2026
Rider of the rails · Wall Street Journal · 63 Across
May 25, 2026
Drifter in search of work · New York Times · 59 Down
Mar 2, 2026
Drifter · New York Times · 64 Across
Jan 29, 2026
Tramp · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Nov 18, 2025
Tramp (US) · The Independent · 9 Across
Sep 6, 2025
Ferret round as down-and-out · The Independent · 1 Down
Jul 19, 2025
Warm place, if nothing else, for a tramp · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jul 12, 2025
Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway · New York Times · 2 Down
Jun 24, 2025
Freight train rider · Newsday · Across
Jun 5, 2025
Grapes of Wrath persona · Newsday · Across
May 6, 2025
A tramp · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Mar 31, 2025
So-called "king of the road" · New York Times · 1 Down
Feb 10, 2025
Rail-riding vagabond · Newsday · Across
Dec 27, 2024
Tramp · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Sep 15, 2024
Type of bag or spider · Daily Themed · 32 Down
Mar 14, 2024
Vagabond · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down
Dec 20, 2023
Tramp · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Aug 3, 2023
Tramp · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Apr 29, 2023
— bag (large shoulder purse) · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
Feb 8, 2023
Vagabond · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across
Jun 17, 2022
— bag (large shoulder purse) · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Down
Mar 30, 2022
Tramp · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Mar 18, 2022
Vagrant · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Dec 21, 2021
Tramp · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Nov 12, 2021
Who boarded the tramp in it? · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 5, 2021
Vagrant · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
Sep 12, 2021
Railroad hitchhiker · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Sep 8, 2021
He has shares in a houseboat, but no fixed address · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Aug 16, 2021
Type of bag or spider · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Jun 25, 2021
Tramp · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Sep 17, 2020
Tramp · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Mar 23, 2020
Vagrant · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Mar 10, 2020
Vagrant · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Down
Nov 20, 2019
Tramp · Evening Standard · 1 Across
May 9, 2019
Warm place, if nothing else, for a tramp · Evening Standard · 24 Across