Just barely
The crossword clue "Just barely" is answered by ATAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 33 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ATAD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATAD answer page.
Used 33 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 13 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.
- BYAHAIR (10 uses in xd)
- BYANOSE (4 uses in xd)
- BYAHAIRSBREADTH (3 uses in xd)
- ATTHELASTMINUTE (1 uses in xd)
- BYAWHISKER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ATAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATAD, most used first.
- Ever so slightly - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Just ___ (not much) - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Just sitting around - IDLE, used 85 times
- "___ Only Just Begun" - WEVE, used 61 times
- Just one of those things? - THAT, used 54 times
- Just average - SOSO, used 53 times
- Barely manages, with "out" - EKES, used 49 times
- Barely managed, with "out" - EKED, used 43 times
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