Private investigators, for short Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Private investigators, for short . 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 TECS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TECS Private investigators, for short (4)
10% EXCOP Many a private investigator (5) New York Times Feb 14, 2026
10% TEC Private investigator, informally (3) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
8% SARGE Private's superior, for short (5) Newsday Feb 2, 2026
8% SCOPEOUT Investigate (8) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
7% TAYE Diggs of "Private Practice" (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 17, 2026
7% DMS Private Insta chats (3) USA Today Feb 13, 2026
7% YESSIR Private reply (6) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
7% ONEONONES Private discussions (9) Commuter Feb 6, 2026
7% NOSED Investigated knobbly nodes (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 31, 2026
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