Was sore
The crossword clue "Was sore" is answered by ACHED, a 5-letter entry. Used 53 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ACHED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACHED answer page.
Used 53 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ACHED
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACHED, most used first.
- Felt sore - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Yearned - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Hurt - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Needed liniment - used 30 times, most recently in 2017
- Had sore muscles - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Was concerned - CARED, used 47 times
- Feels sore - ACHES, used 44 times
- Was out - SLEPT, used 37 times
- Was under the weather - AILED, used 31 times
- Was bold - DARED, used 30 times
- Was furious - RAGED, used 27 times
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