Profit
The crossword clue "Profit" is answered by AVAIL, a 5-letter entry. Used 59 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AVAIL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AVAIL answer page.
Used 59 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 11 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.
- NETGAIN (13 uses in xd)
- RETURN (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for AVAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by AVAIL, most used first.
- Be of use - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Benefit - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Be of use to - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- To no ___ - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Use - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- To no __ (useless) - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- To no ___ (fruitlessly) - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- To no ___ (in vain) - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Advantage - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- "... but to no ___" - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Prove useful - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Be of service to - used 22 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.
- Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Once more - AGAIN, used 336 times
- Nimble - AGILE, used 322 times
- Battery terminal - ANODE, used 319 times
- Book of maps - ATLAS, used 317 times
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