From a Spanish word for "dungeon", a US informal name for a prison Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue From a Spanish word for "dungeon", a US informal name for a prison last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CALABOOSE.

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Crossword Answer For From a Spanish word for "dungeon", a US informal name for a prison:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CALABOOSE From a Spanish word for "dungeon", a US informal name for a prison (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 1, 2024
6% NOUN Word used as the name of something (4) (4) Puzzler Oct 22, 2025
6% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
6% ITHELPS "That's useful information" (7) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
5% GENETIC Hereditary information on name that's turned up (7) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 5, 2025
5% UNA Spanish for "a" (3) USA Today Nov 2, 2025
5% INES Spanish name found in "business" (4) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
5% NEE Pre-maiden name word (3) USA Today Oct 29, 2025
5% SELF Word used with "esteem" and "respect" (4)
5% ESO That, in Spanish (3) Universal Oct 26, 2025

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