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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 |
| 76% | DEMI She played Hester in "The Scarlet Letter" | (4) | ||
| 7% | RED Scarlet | (3) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Feb 5, 2026 |
| 7% | REDA ___ _ (Hester Prynne's scarlet letter) | (4) | ||
| 6% | REDDEN Grow scarlet | (6) | Puzzler Backwords | Jan 18, 2026 |
| 6% | ADULTERER Hester Prynne of 'The Scarlet Letter,' e.g. | (9) | ||
| 5% | THETA Sorority letter | (5) | Newsday | Feb 6, 2026 |
| 5% | USS Battleship letters | (3) | ||
| 5% | OOO Hugs, in a letter | (3) | Eugene Sheffer | Feb 2, 2026 |
| 5% | RPM Tachometer letters | (3) | LA Times Mini | Feb 2, 2026 |
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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.