Strong wind
The crossword clue "Strong wind" is answered by GALE, a 4-letter entry. Used 156 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 27 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GALE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GALE answer page.
Used 156 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 27 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.
- WESTER (2 uses in xd)
- NORTHER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GALE
Every other clue in this collection answered by GALE, most used first.
- Big blow - used 60 times, most recently in 2024
- Powerful wind - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- High wind - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Big wind - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Beaufort scale category - 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.
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
- Out of the wind - ALEE, used 179 times
- Get wind of - HEAR, used 132 times
- Strong desire - URGE, used 102 times
- Strong as ___ - ANOX, used 92 times
- Strong desires - YENS, used 87 times
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