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SORE

4 letters - 18 clues in this collection

SORE is a 4-letter crossword answer with 18 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 1,000 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

SORE

SORE

4Letters
18Clues in collection
1,000Combined 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 SORE in this collection

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  • Achy - used 224 times across 40 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Ticked off - used 123 times across 30 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Miffed - used 87 times across 38 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Tender - used 80 times across 38 distinct years, most recently in 2024
  • Aching - used 64 times across 30 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Peeved - used 61 times across 38 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Angry - used 60 times across 30 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Hot under the collar - used 36 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Feeling achy - used 34 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • In need of a massage - used 32 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Painful - used 28 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2012
  • Teed off - used 28 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2017
  • Like some losers - used 27 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2022
  • Irritated - used 25 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Steamed - used 24 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2023
  • Needing liniment - used 23 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2019
  • Holding a grudge - used 22 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2021
  • Put out - used 22 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2026

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  • SLOE - 4 letters, 1,328 combined xd usages, 13 clues in this collection
  • STEP - 4 letters, 1,290 combined xd usages, 29 clues in this collection

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