Crossword Clue: World's highest peak
Here's the answer to the World's highest peak crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: EVEREST
The answer to "World's highest peak" is EVEREST. Everest runs 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants — opening with E and closing on T. In a grid it fills a 7-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
Mount Everest reaches about 29,032 feet above sea level on the Nepal-Tibet border. It is the highest point on Earth and part of the Himalayas.
Common usage
You'll see EVEREST in grids regularly — its 7-letter, 3 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the E or T, EVEREST tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like EVEREST are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet EVEREST 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 EVEREST will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue EVEREST — 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 E was confirmed by the crossing word, EVEREST was the only entry that fit."
- "A 7-letter slot and a clue like 'World's highest peak'? That's EVEREST nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed EVEREST was right."