Crossword answer
MESSI
5 letters · Used for 13 different clues · 18 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2026
Letter pattern
MESSI
Clues that lead to MESSI
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner5Wall Street JournalSep 1, 2026
Soccer great Lionel5NewsdayAug 30, 2026
Soccer legend Lionel5USA TodayJul 12, 2026
Argentine soccer star described as "an alien that dedicates himself to playing with humans"5NYT MidiJun 24, 2026
Argentine soccer superstar5NewsdayApr 24, 2026
Soccer star Lionel5NewsdayMar 8, 2026
Would you like to celebrate Lionel ___-style? Raise both hands and point to the sky after you score a goal!5Daily ThemedFeb 24, 2026
Soccer star from Argentina5Eugene ShefferOct 13, 2025
Lionel ___, Argentine footballer who you can play as in the video game "Fortnite"5Daily ThemedOct 7, 2025
Soccer star from Argen-tina5Eugene ShefferJun 2, 2023
Lionel ___, Argentinian soccer player who has won a record-setting seven Ballon d'Or trophies5Daily ThemedDec 20, 2022
Leo ___ (soccer star)5Daily ThemedJun 8, 2022
Lionel ___, soccer player who was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 20105Daily ThemedMay 29, 2022
About MESSI in crosswords
MESSI is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 18 times in our database across 13 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on September 1, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
NITROStuff in smokeless gunpowder
EMAILAlternative to a Slack message
UNCLEDad’s brother
EPCOTWalt Disney initially designed it as a utopian city
APORTLeft at sea
HASNT"The store ___ opened yet"
STREWDistribute carelessly, it's true
THAIS1894 opera by Jules Massenet best known for the entr'acte for violin and orchestra Méditation
FEASTBanquet
LATINIn which the Romans had been lying about starting trouble
IMSET"No more for me, thanks"
MOVIEHome – or horror? (5)
NONETGroup of nine
WASPSWinged workers
Every appearance of MESSI (18)
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Sep 1, 2026
Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner · Wall Street Journal · 64 Across
Aug 30, 2026
Soccer great Lionel · Newsday · Down
Jul 12, 2026
Soccer legend Lionel · USA Today · 33 Down
Apr 24, 2026
Argentine soccer superstar · Newsday · Down
Mar 8, 2026
Soccer star Lionel · Newsday · Down
Dec 12, 2025
Soccer star Lionel · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Down
Oct 13, 2025
Soccer star from Argentina · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Oct 7, 2025
Lionel ___, Argentine footballer who you can play as in the video game "Fortnite" · Daily Themed · 4 Down
May 20, 2025
Soccer star Lionel · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Oct 5, 2023
Soccer star from Argentina · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
Aug 19, 2023
Soccer star from Argentina · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Down
Jun 2, 2023
Soccer star from Argen-tina · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Down
Dec 20, 2022
Lionel ___, Argentinian soccer player who has won a record-setting seven Ballon d'Or trophies · Daily Themed · 15 Across
Jun 8, 2022
Leo ___ (soccer star) · Daily Themed · 5 Down
May 29, 2022
Lionel ___, soccer player who was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2010 · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Mar 30, 2021
Soccer star from Argentina · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across