Partner

The answer

ALLY

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALLY answer page.

Used 32 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 9 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.

• MATE (86 uses in xd)
• SPOUSE (4 uses in xd)
• COHORT (2 uses in xd)
• CONSORT (2 uses in xd)
• ASSOCIATE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ALLY

Every other clue in this collection answered by ALLY, most used first.

• Friend - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
• Confederate - used 70 times, most recently in 2019
• Comrade in arms - used 56 times, most recently in 2025
• Friendly nation - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Associate - used 48 times, most recently in 2014
• Supporter - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Actress Sheedy - used 45 times, most recently in 2023
• Friend in war - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
• One on your side - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
• Friend in battle - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Comrade - used 24 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• Currier's partner - IVES, used 222 times
• Partner - MATE, used 86 times
• Ollie's partner - STAN, used 83 times
• Dance partner? - SONG, used 67 times
• Radius partner - ULNA, used 66 times
• Sciences' partner - ARTS, used 64 times

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