Worm on a hook, e.g.
The crossword clue "Worm on a hook, e.g." is answered by BAIT, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2014. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BAIT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BAIT answer page.
Used 16 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2014. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BAIT
Every other clue in this collection answered by BAIT, most used first.
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- Enticement - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Fishhook attachment - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Switch's partner - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Fishing need - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Can of worms, maybe - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ and switch - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Switch partner - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
- Night crawlers. - used 13 times, most recently in 1992
- Entice - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Angler's need - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Angler's supply - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Chum, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Fisherman's need - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Provoke - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Tempt - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Worm on a hook, say - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Angler's purchase - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Heckle - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
- Tease - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
- Worms, often - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Hook helper - SMEE, used 22 times
- Hook hand - SMEE, used 21 times
- Fishing hook - GAFF, used 20 times
- Hook henchman - SMEE, used 16 times
- Fisherman's hook - GAFF, used 13 times
- Hook, __ and sinker - LINE, used 12 times
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