Put to use
The crossword clue "Put to use" is answered by APPLY, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
APPLY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the APPLY answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 4 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.
- APPLIED (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for APPLY
Every other clue in this collection answered by APPLY, most used first.
- Put on - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- Try for a job - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Answer a help-wanted ad - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Answer a job listing - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Be relevant - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Put on, as makeup - 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.
- Put up - ERECT, used 263 times
- Put up with - ABIDE, used 183 times
- Be of use - AVAIL, used 176 times
- Put in office - ELECT, used 120 times
- Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
- Put off - DEFER, used 99 times
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