Crossword clues - Answer
USE
USE is a 3-letter crossword answer with 43 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 3,108 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
USE
USE
3Letters
43Clues in collection
3,108Combined 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 USE in this collection
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- Employ - used 414 times across 64 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Take advantage of - used 339 times across 43 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Function - used 190 times across 58 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Exploit - used 188 times across 45 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Purpose - used 169 times across 36 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Put to work - used 148 times across 35 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Work with - used 117 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Application - used 104 times across 46 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Try out - used 80 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Manipulate - used 77 times across 31 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "___ it or lose it" - used 69 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "___ as directed" - used 62 times across 26 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Put into service - used 62 times across 27 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Bring into play - used 61 times across 25 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Wear and tear - used 61 times across 25 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "What's the ___?" - used 61 times across 26 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Press into service - used 54 times across 24 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Apply - used 51 times across 24 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Play for a sap - used 47 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2022
- Avail oneself of - used 46 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Draw upon - used 45 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "It's no ___!" - used 40 times across 28 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "___ only as directed" - used 38 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Find a purpose for - used 37 times across 13 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "___ the Force, Luke" - used 35 times across 12 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Utilize - used 34 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- Consume - used 33 times across 24 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "Oh, what's the ___?" - used 33 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Put into practice - used 33 times across 12 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Operate - used 32 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Call on - used 31 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Exercise - used 30 times across 27 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Capitalize on - used 29 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- Expend - used 29 times across 22 distinct years, most recently in 2023
- Put into play - used 29 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- __ NO HOOKS - used 28 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2019
- Employment - used 27 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- Find a job for - used 26 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- Take unfair advantage of - used 26 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Make the most of - used 25 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- Bring to bear - used 23 times across 13 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Deploy - used 23 times across 11 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Custom - used 22 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2008
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