Had sore muscles
The crossword clue "Had sore muscles" is answered by ACHED, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ACHED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACHED answer page.
Used 24 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ACHED
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACHED, most used first.
- Felt sore - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Yearned - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Was sore - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Hurt - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Needed liniment - used 30 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Had in mind - MEANT, used 80 times
- Feels sore - ACHES, used 44 times
- Had the nerve - DARED, used 39 times
- Had title to - OWNED, used 37 times
- Had a home-cooked meal - ATEIN, used 35 times
- Shoulder muscles, for short - DELTS, used 35 times
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