In need of a massage
The crossword clue "In need of a massage" is answered by ACHY, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ACHY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACHY answer page.
Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 11 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.
- STIFF (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ACHY
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACHY, most used first.
- Sore - used 179 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ Breaky Heart" - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
- Feeling sore - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Needing liniment - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Hurting - used 24 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.
- Pressing need - IRON, used 116 times
- Massage target - ACHE, used 97 times
- Baker's need - OVEN, used 72 times
- Tug-of-war need - ROPE, used 72 times
- Gumbo need - OKRA, used 56 times
- Massage deeply - ROLF, used 41 times
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