Ham it up
The crossword clue "Ham it up" is answered by EMOTE, a 5-letter entry. Used 281 times across 51 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 29 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EMOTE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMOTE answer page.
Used 281 times across 51 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 29 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.
- OVERACT (18 uses in xd)
- CHEWTHESCENERY (1 uses in xd)
- MAKEMUCHADOABOUTNOTHING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EMOTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by EMOTE, most used first.
- Overact - used 206 times, most recently in 2026
- Chew the scenery - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Overdo it on stage - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Be theatrical - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Behave theatrically - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Act the ham - used 24 times, most recently in 2017
- Shed crocodile tears - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Ham-handed - INEPT, used 22 times
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