Crossword Clue: 'Hotel California' band
Here's the answer to the 'Hotel California' band crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: EAGLES
EAGLES solves the clue "'Hotel California' band". Spanning 6 letters (3 vowels, 3 consonants), it begins at E and ends at S. Like most crossword fill, it lives at the intersection of two words, so a single confirmed crossing letter frequently reveals the whole entry.
Origin & meaning
The Eagles are the American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. Their 1976 title track 'Hotel California' remains one of the most iconic songs in rock history.
Common usage
Eagles turns up often in crosswords because of that letter mix. Words like EAGLES interlock cleanly with longer entries, so constructors reach for them to make a grid fit together without awkward clashes. Given a 6-square slot and a crossing letter or two, it's usually quick to confirm.
Crossword trivia
At 6 letters, EAGLES shows up in daily mini and themed puzzles far more than longer, obscure words. It's the kind of entry worth memorizing — the more common short words you know cold, the faster you solve.
Stuck on this clue?
If this clue won't come, leave it and fill the answers that cross it. Once a couple of EAGLES's letters are locked by neighboring words, the entry tends to reveal itself. Crossings beat staring at a clue every time.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue EAGLES — 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
- "Seeing ''Hotel California' band' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in EAGLES almost immediately."
- "Once the E was confirmed by the crossing word, EAGLES was the only entry that fit."
- "A 6-letter slot and a clue like ''Hotel California' band'? That's EAGLES nine times out of ten."