Influence
The crossword clue "Influence" is answered by AFFECT, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
AFFECT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AFFECT answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for AFFECT
Every other clue in this collection answered by AFFECT, most used first.
- Have an influence on - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Have an impact on - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Area of influence - SPHERE, used 18 times
- Applies, as influence - EXERTS, used 8 times
- Sphere of influence - DOMAIN, used 8 times
- Spheres of influence - REALMS, used 7 times
- Spheres of influence - AMBITS, used 7 times
- Wields, as influence - EXERTS, used 7 times
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