Word of woe
The crossword clue "Word of woe" is answered by ALACK, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ALACK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALACK answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ALACK
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALACK, most used first.
- "Alas and ___" - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- "Woe is me!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Alas partner - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Parting word - ADIEU, used 196 times
- Stomach woe - ULCER, used 52 times
- Commandment word - SHALT, used 49 times
- Word of welcome - ENTER, used 44 times
- Word on a ticket - ADMIT, used 38 times
- Parting word - ADIOS, used 36 times
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