Be of use to
The crossword clue "Be of use to" is answered by AVAIL, a 5-letter entry. Used 79 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AVAIL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AVAIL answer page.
Used 79 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for AVAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by AVAIL, most used first.
- Be of use - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Benefit - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Profit - used 59 times, most recently in 2020
- To no ___ - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Use - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- To no __ (useless) - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- To no ___ (fruitlessly) - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- To no ___ (in vain) - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Advantage - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- "... but to no ___" - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Prove useful - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Be of service to - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
- Use a broom - SWEEP, used 46 times
- Use a loom - WEAVE, used 41 times
- Ready for use - ONTAP, used 38 times
- Use crayons - COLOR, used 38 times
- Use up - SPEND, used 34 times
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