Acts on one's curiosity

The answer

ASKS

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ASKS

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

• Inquires - used 335 times, most recently in 2026
• Invites - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
• Requests - used 152 times, most recently in 2026
• Poses a question - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
• Queries - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Questions - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Makes a request - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Shows curiosity - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Sets as a price - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Poses - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Pops the question - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Quizzes - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Makes inquiries - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Seeks answers - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Is inquisitive - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Sets the price at - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Poses questions - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Calls upon - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Seeks permission - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Petitions - used 18 times, most recently in 2021
• Sets a price - used 18 times, most recently in 2021
• Sets a price of - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Seeks information - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Solicits - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Doesn't just assume - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Puts a question to - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Wants to know - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Interrogates - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Pops a question - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Raises a question - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Calls for - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Inquires of - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Puts it to - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Says "When?" - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Answers, on "Jeopardy!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Proposes as a price - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Seeks info - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Acts as a quizmaster - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Makes an inquiry - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Responds in "Jeopardy!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Sets a price at - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Wonders aloud - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Demands. - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Grills - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• More than wonders - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Offers a question - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Requires - used 6 times, most recently in 2017

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.

• ___ one's time (wait) - BIDE, used 89 times
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• Toot one's own horn - BRAG, used 65 times
• Twiddling one's thumbs - IDLE, used 63 times
• "This one's ___" - ONME, used 59 times
• Put one's foot down - STEP, used 57 times

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