Crossword Clue: Former capital of Myanmar
Here's the answer to the Former capital of Myanmar crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: YANGON
The answer to "Former capital of Myanmar" is YANGON. Yangon is a 6-letter word made up of 2 vowels and 4 consonants, beginning with Y and ending with N. In a crossword grid it occupies a 6-square slot, and each of its letters also forms part of a word crossing it — so even if the clue stumps you, the crossing entries will usually hand you enough letters to fill it in.
Origin & meaning
Yangon, formerly Rangoon, served as Myanmar's capital until 2006. It is dominated by the golden Shwedagon Pagoda, said to enshrine relics of the Buddha. The city retains extensive colonial-era architecture.
Common usage
Yangon turns up frequently in crosswords precisely because of that letter mix. Short, vowel-friendly words like YANGON are a constructor's best friend: they interlock cleanly with longer entries and help a grid come together without awkward letter clashes. When you see a 6-letter slot and already have a crossing letter or two, YANGON is often quick to confirm — especially once the Y or N is in place.
Crossword trivia
Because it is only 6 letters long, YANGON appears far more often in daily mini and themed puzzles than longer, more obscure words. Regular solvers come to recognize it on sight, and it is exactly the kind of entry worth committing to memory: the more common short words you know cold, the faster your solve times become.
Stuck on this clue?
If "Former capital of Myanmar" has you stuck, don't force it — jump to the clues crossing this slot instead. Filling in even one or two intersecting letters usually makes YANGON obvious. That crossing-first approach is the single most useful habit for improving at crosswords, and it works on everything from the quick daily Mini to a full Sunday grid.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue YANGON — 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
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing YANGON into the grid took no time at all."
- "Yangon is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Former capital of Myanmar' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in YANGON almost immediately."
- "Once the Y was confirmed by the crossing word, YANGON was the only entry that fit."