Gets better
The crossword clue "Gets better" is answered by HEALS, a 5-letter entry. Used 40 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HEALS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HEALS answer page.
Used 40 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 21 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.
- HEALSUP (1 uses in xd)
- IMPROVES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HEALS
Every other clue in this collection answered by HEALS, most used first.
- Makes well - used 25 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.
- Gets closer to - NEARS, used 79 times
- Perform better than - OUTDO, used 79 times
- Change for the better - AMEND, used 76 times
- Gets up - RISES, used 70 times
- Make better - AMEND, used 48 times
- Get the better of - ONEUP, used 42 times
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