Captain in Melville's "Billy Budd" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Captain in Melville's "Billy Budd" featured in New York Times puzzle on October 3, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VERE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VERE Captain in Melville's "Billy Budd" (4) New York Times Oct 3, 2026
65% AHAB Melville captain (4) Universal Sep 22, 2026
52% BILLY Melville's '___ Budd' (5) New York Times Dec 27, 2022
46% BUDD Melville's "Billy --" (4) Eugene Sheffer Jun 25, 2026
44% STAMP Terence -, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Billy Budd (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Sep 8, 2026
44% BRITTEN Benjamin -, composer of the operas Peter Grimes and Billy Budd (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Aug 25, 2026
44% RIGA A Melville captain (4)
42% TYPEE Melville's first novel (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 17, 2026
42% NOVELLA "Billy Budd," for one (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2021
42% NOVELETTE "Billy Budd," e.g. (9)

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