Crossword Clue: Bolivia's constitutional capital
Here's the answer to the Bolivia's constitutional capital crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: SUCRE
The answer to "Bolivia's constitutional capital" is SUCRE. Sucre runs 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants — opening with S and closing on E. In a grid it fills a 5-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
Sucre is Bolivia's official constitutional capital and its historic heart. Bolivia's independence was declared here in 1825. Its whitewashed colonial buildings earn it the nickname the White City.
Common usage
You'll see SUCRE in grids regularly — its 5-letter, 2 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the S or E, SUCRE tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like SUCRE are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet SUCRE 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 SUCRE will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue SUCRE — 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
- "Once the S was confirmed by the crossing word, SUCRE was the only entry that fit."
- "A 5-letter slot and a clue like 'Bolivia's constitutional capital'? That's SUCRE nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed SUCRE was right."