Seeks information

The answer

ASKS

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

Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 8 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.

• INQUIRES (1 uses in xd)

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
• 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
• Acts on one's curiosity - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• 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.

• Information - DATA, used 124 times
• Information - NEWS, used 28 times
• Seeks damages - SUES, used 22 times
• Seeks damages from - SUES, used 22 times
• Information unit - BYTE, used 13 times
• Seeks change? - BEGS, used 11 times

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