Like a house ___
The crossword clue "Like a house ___" is answered by AFIRE, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
AFIRE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AFIRE answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for AFIRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by AFIRE, most used first.
- Blazing - used 288 times, most recently in 2026
- Burning - used 143 times, most recently in 2026
- In flames - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
- Flaming - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Lit - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Burning up - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Full of ardor. - used 12 times, most recently in 2008
- Not merely smoldering - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Going up in smoke - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Ignited - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- All excited - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Belching flames - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Belching flames, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Like Chicago in 1871 - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Engulfed in flames - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Conflagrant - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Flambé - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Full of zeal - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Lit up - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Raring to go - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- All lit up - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- Hot - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Intensely interested - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
- "As You Like It" forest - ARDEN, used 79 times
- Like Cheerios - OATEN, used 79 times
- Like draft beer - ONTAP, used 74 times
- Like a lot - ADORE, used 72 times
- Move like a crab - SIDLE, used 71 times
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