Island whose name comes from the Malay for "east" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Island whose name comes from the Malay for "east" . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TIMOR.

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Crossword Answer For Island whose name comes from the Malay for "east":

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIMOR Island whose name comes from the Malay for "east" (5)
6% YOLATENGO Band whose name comes from a story about a shouting outfielder (9) The Atlantic Sep 5, 2025
6% BONITO Fish whose name comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word for "pretty" (6) USA Today Aug 25, 2025
6% SEPIA Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish" (5) New York Times Aug 19, 2025
6% ELAL Airline whose name comes from the Book of Hosea (4) New York Times Mini Jul 19, 2025
6% SARONGS Wrapped garments whose name comes from Malay (7)
6% SARONG Garment whose name comes from the Malay for 'sheath' (6) New York Times Feb 25, 2021
6% ORANG Ape whose name comes from Malay for 'man' (5) New York Times Sep 18, 2020
5% EMERGE Come out east and join (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Sep 6, 2025
5% DRAWL Slowly, say, coming from the right? Coming from the right (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 5, 2025
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