Out of control
The crossword clue "Out of control" is answered by AMOK, a 4-letter entry. Used 212 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AMOK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AMOK answer page.
Used 212 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 25 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- WILD (19 uses in xd)
- ONATEAR (8 uses in xd)
- HAYWIRE (6 uses in xd)
- ARIOT (3 uses in xd)
- BERSERK (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for AMOK
Every other clue in this pilot answered by AMOK, most used first.
- In a frenzy - used 163 times, most recently in 2026
- Run ___ (go wild) - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Leave out - OMIT, used 929 times
- Try out - TEST, used 242 times
- Send out - EMIT, used 240 times
- Dole (out) - METE, used 206 times
- Out of the wind - ALEE, used 179 times
- Ring out - PEAL, used 113 times
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