Set upon
The crossword clue "Set upon" is answered by ASSAIL, a 6-letter entry. Used 22 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ASSAIL
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASSAIL answer page.
Used 22 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024. 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.
- ATTACK (8 uses in xd)
- COMEAT (3 uses in xd)
- ATTACKED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ASSAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by ASSAIL, most used first.
- Attack - used 90 times, most recently in 2025
- Lash out at - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Attack vigorously - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Set straight - ORIENT, used 61 times
- Set on fire - IGNITE, used 32 times
- Film set on Pandora - AVATAR, used 31 times
- Set sail - EMBARK, used 26 times
- Set afire - IGNITE, used 21 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.