Crossword answer · 5 letters
INTEL
IN-tel · noun; informal shortening
INTEL
What does INTEL mean in a crossword?
Useful information or intelligence, especially information that is private, strategic, or newly obtained.
INTEL is often clued as inside information, useful information, a briefing product, or intelligence informally. A clue may use “informally” or “briefly” to authorize the shortening.
Why does INTEL appear in crosswords?
The five-letter form is familiar, crosses cleanly, and can be clued through both everyday information and intelligence-gathering contexts.
Common clue patterns
- Inside information, informally
- Useful intelligence, shortened
- A spy's collected information
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
Intel is also the name of a semiconductor company. Capitalization and business or computing language usually indicate the company rather than the informal noun.