Crossword answer
MOTEL
5 letters · Used for 26 different clues · 41 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 26, 2026
Letter pattern
MOTEL
Clues that lead to MOTEL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Place to stay5USA TodayAug 26, 2026
Roadside inn which had a window facing the movie screen for a laid-back experience at a '50s drive-in movie theater5Daily ThemedAug 22, 2026
Interstate stopover5LA TimesAug 14, 2026
Stop on the road5USA TodayAug 6, 2026
Roadside hotel5Evening StandardAug 6, 2026
Touring Melton, scratching bottom, finding somewhere to stay (5)5The GuardianJul 18, 2026
Books sweetheart into empty Montreal accommodation (5)5The GuardianJun 6, 2026
Super 8 or Red Roof Inn5New York TimesMay 25, 2026
Highway stopover5New York TimesApr 13, 2026
Lodging on a road trip, often5Daily ThemedMar 2, 2026
“Psycho” setting5Eugene ShefferFeb 17, 2026
Accommodation possibly let for less than a month5Evening StandardJan 31, 2026
Motorist's roadside stopover5Daily ThemedJan 27, 2026
Driver's hotel5Evening StandardJan 13, 2026
Hotel for drivers5Evening StandardDec 23, 2025
Lodging near an Interstate5NewsdayNov 25, 2025
Hotel for motorists5Evening StandardMay 29, 2025
Where the car owner needs a bit of help with a test?5Evening StandardJan 29, 2024
A place to stay and test the Spanish5Evening StandardJul 6, 2023
Budget lodging option5Daily ThemedJun 16, 2023
Officer on the phone for a place to stay5Evening StandardJun 27, 2022
Motor-hotel5Evening StandardMay 26, 2022
Road traveler's rest stop5Daily ThemedMar 16, 2022
Roadside accommodation5Daily ThemedAug 25, 2021
It's accommodating to me, perhaps, at Leatherhead5Evening StandardNov 11, 2019
Accommodatingly, it provides a bit of help with a test5Evening StandardJul 22, 2019
About MOTEL in crosswords
MOTEL is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 41 times in our database across 26 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Place to stay” in the USA Today crossword on August 26, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
AROMAScent from a kitchen
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
LEMMAPremise of large book set in Highbury
ETHERVanish into the ___
DIDINTired out fully
SHEENFabric's luster
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
WELDSFuses with a blowtorch
LARGESize above medium
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
SAGESWise people
SARGENCO nickname
FIREDDismissed
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
Every appearance of MOTEL (41)
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Aug 26, 2026
Place to stay · USA Today · 21 Down
Aug 14, 2026
Interstate stopover · LA Times · Down
Aug 6, 2026
Roadside hotel · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Aug 6, 2026
Stop on the road · USA Today · 60 Across
Jul 18, 2026
Touring Melton, scratching bottom, finding somewhere to stay (5) · The Guardian · 15 Across
Jun 6, 2026
Books sweetheart into empty Montreal accommodation (5) · The Guardian · 21 Across
May 25, 2026
Super 8 or Red Roof Inn · New York Times · 9 Across
Apr 13, 2026
Highway stopover · New York Times · 43 Across
Mar 2, 2026
Lodging on a road trip, often · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Feb 17, 2026
“Psycho” setting · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Jan 31, 2026
Accommodation possibly let for less than a month · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 27, 2026
Motorist's roadside stopover · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Jan 13, 2026
Driver's hotel · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Dec 23, 2025
Hotel for drivers · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Nov 25, 2025
Lodging near an Interstate · Newsday · Across
Oct 11, 2025
Roadside hotel · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Aug 19, 2025
Roadside hotel · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jul 26, 2025
Hotel for drivers · Evening Standard · 22 Across
May 29, 2025
Hotel for motorists · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jan 29, 2024
Where the car owner needs a bit of help with a test? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 6, 2023
A place to stay and test the Spanish · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jun 16, 2023
Budget lodging option · Daily Themed · 4 Down
Apr 13, 2023
Roadside hotel · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jun 27, 2022
Officer on the phone for a place to stay · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 26, 2022
Motor-hotel · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Mar 16, 2022
Road traveler's rest stop · Daily Themed · 14 Down
Aug 25, 2021
Roadside accommodation · Daily Themed · 26 Across
Jul 7, 2021
Roadside hotel · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 28, 2020
Accommodation possibly let for less than a month · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 20, 2020
Driver’s hotel · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jul 15, 2020
Hotel for drivers · Evening Standard · 5 Down
May 28, 2020
“Psycho” setting · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Mar 23, 2020
Roadside hotel · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Dec 23, 2019
Roadside hotel · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Nov 11, 2019
It's accommodating to me, perhaps, at Leatherhead · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Oct 7, 2019
Hotel for motorists · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Sep 26, 2019
Roadside hotel · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jul 22, 2019
Accommodatingly, it provides a bit of help with a test · Evening Standard · 37 Across
May 8, 2019
Hotel for drivers · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 11, 2019
Hotel for motorists · Evening Standard · 31 Across