Crossword Clue: Prayer's end
Here's the answer to the Prayer's end crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: AMEN
The answer to "Prayer's end" is AMEN. Amen runs 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants — opening with A and closing on N. In a grid it fills a 4-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
Worshippers close prayers with 'amen' across many faiths. Its balanced letters make it an easy four-letter fill.
Common usage
You'll see AMEN in grids regularly — its 4-letter, 2 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the A or N, AMEN tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like AMEN are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet AMEN 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 AMEN will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
The clue "Prayer's end" is just one way to arrive at AMEN. Across different puzzles and editors you may see the same answer clued as ""___ to that!"". Recognizing that a single answer can wear many clues is one of the fastest ways to level up as a solver.
Example sentences
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing AMEN into the grid took no time at all."
- "Amen is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Prayer's end' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in AMEN almost immediately."