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Hester of "The Scarlet Letter" Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hester of 'The Scarlet Letter' last seen in New York Times 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRYNNE.
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Crossword Answer For Hester of 'The Scarlet Letter':
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | PRYNNE Hester of 'The Scarlet Letter' | (6) | New York Times | Oct 8, 2018 |
| 75% | DEMI She played Hester in "The Scarlet Letter" | (4) | ||
| 7% | REDA ___ _ (Hester Prynne's scarlet letter) | (4) | ||
| 6% | REDS Crimson and scarlet | (4) | Newsday | Nov 24, 2025 |
| 6% | RED Scarlet, e.g. | (3) | Premier Sunday | Nov 9, 2025 |
| 6% | ADULTERER Hester Prynne of 'The Scarlet Letter,' e.g. | (9) | ||
| 5% | TAN Partly scarlet and brown (3) | (3) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | Dec 6, 2025 |
| 5% | ASAP Memo letters | (4) | Thomas Joseph | Dec 5, 2025 |
| 5% | WRITE Form letters | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Dec 4, 2025 |
| 5% | IOU Letters of indebtedness | (3) | New York Times | Dec 3, 2025 |
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter," the protagonist is Hester Prynne, a woman who wears a scarlet letter 'A' as a symbol of adultery. The clue refers to her last name, "Prynne," which is a key character in the novel.