Less common
The crossword clue "Less common" is answered by RARER, a 5-letter entry. Used 151 times across 45 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RARER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RARER answer page.
Used 151 times across 45 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 24 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.
- SCARCER (1 uses in xd)
- SNOBBIER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RARER
Every other clue in this collection answered by RARER, most used first.
- Harder to find - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- More unusual - used 61 times, most recently in 2025
- More uncommon - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Not as common - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Less frequent - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Harder to come by - 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.
- Less friendly - ICIER, used 86 times
- Less risky - SAFER, used 75 times
- Less cordial - ICIER, used 71 times
- "Common Sense" author - PAINE, used 62 times
- More or less - ABOUT, used 62 times
- Less than 90 degrees - ACUTE, used 49 times
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