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ETCH

4 letters - 16 clues in this collection

ETCH is a 4-letter crossword answer with 16 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 832 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

ETCH

ETCH

4Letters
16Clues in collection
832Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year

Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Every clue for ETCH in this collection

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  • Engrave - used 222 times across 56 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Engrave with acid - used 70 times across 33 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • ___ A Sketch - used 62 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Carve in stone - used 62 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Make a lasting impression - used 46 times across 22 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • ___ A Sketch (drawing toy) - used 44 times across 13 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Engrave deeply - used 42 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Draw with acid - used 39 times across 22 distinct years, most recently in 2023
  • Carve in glass - used 37 times across 10 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Make an impression - used 37 times across 23 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Inscribe - used 36 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Work with acid - used 33 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2014
  • Delineate - used 32 times across 22 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Mark permanently - used 25 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Carve with acid - used 23 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Inscribe with acid - used 22 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026

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  • EASE - 4 letters, 3,050 combined xd usages, 40 clues in this collection
  • EMIT - 4 letters, 2,698 combined xd usages, 19 clues in this collection
  • EDEN - 4 letters, 2,697 combined xd usages, 43 clues in this collection
  • ELAN - 4 letters, 2,547 combined xd usages, 26 clues in this collection
  • EVER - 4 letters, 2,394 combined xd usages, 26 clues in this collection
  • ENDS - 4 letters, 2,234 combined xd usages, 37 clues in this collection

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