Use

The answer

AVAIL

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AVAIL answer page.

Used 55 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 12 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.

• EMPLOY (14 uses in xd)
• OPERATE (6 uses in xd)
• APPLY (5 uses in xd)
• TAKEADVANTAGEOF (4 uses in xd)
• UTILIZE (4 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
• Profit - used 59 times, most recently in 2020
• To no ___ - used 57 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.

• Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
• Use a broom - SWEEP, used 46 times
• Use a loom - WEAVE, used 41 times
• Ready for use - ONTAP, used 38 times
• Use crayons - COLOR, used 38 times
• Use up - SPEND, used 34 times

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