Crossword answer · 4 letters
Else definition and meaning
els · adverb; adjective
ELSE
What does Else mean?
Else means other, additional, or different, often after words such as something, who, or where.
What does ELSE mean in a crossword?
ELSE answers the reviewed clue ““So what ___ is new?”.” The quotation is a fixed conversational question.
Why is ELSE useful to learn?
“Someone else” means another person; “what else?” asks for something additional. The word is not limited to one familiar expression.
Common clue patterns
- Other or additional
- Different, after someone
- A word in or else
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
Or else introduces an alternative or a consequence and may sound like a warning. ELSE does not have the same meaning in isolation as every phrase containing it.