Makes use (of)
The crossword clue "Makes use (of)" is answered by AVAILS, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
AVAILS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AVAILS answer page.
Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 7 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.
- UTILIZES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AVAILS
Every other clue in this collection answered by AVAILS, most used first.
- Is of use - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
- Profits - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Is of use to - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Benefits - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Serves - used 8 times, most recently in 2003
- Helps - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Is of value to - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Serves the purpose - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Uses - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Makes amends - ATONES, used 118 times
- Makes up (for) - ATONES, used 63 times
- Makes sense - ADDSUP, used 47 times
- Makes into law - ENACTS, used 45 times
- Makes fun of - TEASES, used 43 times
- Makes blank - ERASES, used 31 times
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