Excite
The crossword clue "Excite" is answered by AROUSE, a 6-letter entry. Used 56 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AROUSE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AROUSE answer page.
Used 56 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 17 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.
- KEYUP (14 uses in xd)
- THRILL (11 uses in xd)
- ENTHUSE (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for AROUSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by AROUSE, most used first.
- Stir up - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Stimulate - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Kindle - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Incite - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Stir to action - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
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- Relaxed - ATEASE, used 237 times
- Each - APIECE, used 213 times
- Stick - ADHERE, used 177 times
- "___ Fideles" - ADESTE, used 176 times
- Evaluate - ASSESS, used 169 times
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