Secret writing
The crossword clue "Secret writing" is answered by CODE, a 4-letter entry. Used 45 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CODE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CODE answer page.
Used 45 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CIPHER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CODE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CODE, most used first.
- Programmer's output - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Morse __ - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Secret language - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Secret message - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Chinese secret society - TONG, used 71 times
- "Put ___ writing" - ITIN, used 39 times
- Writing tablets - PADS, used 35 times
- Spill a secret - BLAB, used 33 times
- Knowing, as a secret - INON, used 29 times
- Writing tools - PENS, used 24 times
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