Hostile force
The crossword clue "Hostile force" is answered by ENEMY, a 5-letter entry. Used 27 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ENEMY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ENEMY answer page.
Used 27 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ENEMY
Every other clue in this collection answered by ENEMY, most used first.
- Foe - used 258 times, most recently in 2026
- Adversary - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Antagonist - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Nemesis - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Other side - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
- The other side - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Rival - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Opponent - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Opposition - used 22 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.
- Units of force - DYNES, used 116 times
- With full force - AMAIN, used 58 times
- Take by force - WREST, used 55 times
- Seize by force - USURP, used 46 times
- Take by force - USURP, used 45 times
- Force back - REPEL, used 41 times
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