Crossword Clue: River of Victoria Falls
Here's the answer to the River of Victoria Falls crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: ZAMBEZI
"River of Victoria Falls" points to ZAMBEZI, a 7-letter entry that starts with Z and finishes on I and carries 3 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into ZAMBEZI from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
The Zambezi is Africa's fourth-longest river at about 1,600 miles, flowing to the Indian Ocean. It plunges over Victoria Falls, one of the world's largest waterfalls.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as ZAMBEZI are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 7-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Zambezi belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 7 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "River of Victoria Falls"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make ZAMBEZI obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue ZAMBEZI — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Zambezi is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'River of Victoria Falls' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in ZAMBEZI almost immediately."
- "Once the Z was confirmed by the crossing word, ZAMBEZI was the only entry that fit."