In existence
The crossword clue "In existence" is answered by ALIVE, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ALIVE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALIVE answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 3 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.
Other clues for ALIVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALIVE, most used first.
- Full of energy - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
- Still in the game - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Vibrant - used 51 times, most recently in 2024
- ___ and kicking - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Breathing - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
- Kicking partner - used 39 times, most recently in 2020
- Animated - used 35 times, most recently in 2018
- Still breathing - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Still in contention - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Still kicking - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Still in the running - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Still with us - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- ___ and well - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Existing - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
- Full of pep - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Kicking's partner - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Extant - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
- Not yet eliminated - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Still in play - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Animate - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Full of spirit - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Full of verve - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- One way to be wanted - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
- One way to look - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
- Active - used 8 times, most recently in 1997
- Among the quick - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- __ and kicking (robust) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Dead or _____ - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Energetic - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Sprightly. - used 8 times, most recently in 2000
- Still in it - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Swarming - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
- Kicking companion - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Not dead yet - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Bustling - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Having a pulse - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- "Look ___!" - used 6 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.
- Existence - BEING, used 47 times
- Life of ___ (carefree existence) - RILEY, used 10 times
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