Encounter - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 16/07/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Encounter.

4 letter answer(s) to encounter

  1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
  2. a sports competition
  3. be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
  4. be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
  5. being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
  6. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
  7. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
  8. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
  9. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
  10. fill or meet a want or need
  11. get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we

7 letter answer(s) to encounter

  1. a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
  2. a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
  3. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"
  4. a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"
  5. be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
  6. be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
  7. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
  8. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
  9. contend against an oppone

8 letter answer(s) to encounter

  1. be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
  2. collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
  3. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
  4. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Encounter’

What's the best solution for Encounter?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Encounter is MEET. Other possible answers include MEETING, MEETWITH, RUN INTO, RUNINTO.

How many solutions are there for Encounter?

We have found 5 possible answers for the crossword clue Encounter.

Which crosswords feature clues like Encounter?

Clues like Encounter often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Observer Azed, Daily Mail Cryptic, Sunday People, The Sunday Times, Daily Star, among others.


Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Encounter'

ClueAnswers
Cross19
Gather13
Come together11
Get together8
Track event8
Assemble6
Contest4
Satisfy4
Adjoin3
Convene3
Hook up3
Rendezvous3
Run into3
Come across2
Come up to2
Face2
Face up to2
Sports event2
Track car2
A runner may enter one1
A runner might enter it1
Accidentally meet1
An athlete might swim in 1
Argument against joining encounter1
Assemble fitting1
Athletic event1
Be enough for holding popular strike1
Big competition1
Bump into1
Chance to meet1
Come across dispute - wife leaving couple1
Come across motorway, with help for driving northwards1
Come across smallest pig eating in ring1
Come face to face1
Coming together is satisfying1
Competition with shot put1
Comply with those gathering for the chase1
Congregate1
Converge1
Deal with - encounter1
Deal with swarm returning1
Encounter with Mac could become unromantic1
Encounter, as success1
Formally qualified in Government appointment1
Gather food for the audience1
Gathering of riders and hounds: was it proper?1
Get together in the flesh, say1
Get together? It was proper once1
Have an engagement (with)1
Heated competition?1

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