Crossword Clue: Bahraini capital
Here's the answer to the Bahraini capital crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: MANAMA
The answer to "Bahraini capital" is MANAMA. Manama runs 6 letters — 3 vowels and 3 consonants — opening with M and closing on A. In a grid it fills a 6-square slot whose letters are each shared with a crossing word, so the intersections do a lot of the heavy lifting when the clue itself is tough.
Origin & meaning
Manama is the capital of the island kingdom of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. The name means place of rest in Arabic. It has long been a pearl-diving and trading center in the Gulf.
Common usage
You'll see MANAMA in grids regularly — its 6-letter, 3 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the M or A, MANAMA tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like MANAMA are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet MANAMA again and again, and recognizing it instantly is one of the quiet skills that separates fast solvers from slow ones.
Stuck on this clue?
The fastest way past a stubborn clue like this one is the grid itself: pencil in the easy crossing answers first, and MANAMA will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue MANAMA — 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
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing MANAMA into the grid took no time at all."
- "Manama is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Bahraini capital' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in MANAMA almost immediately."