Shows flexibility
The crossword clue "Shows flexibility" is answered by BENDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 17 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
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BENDS
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Used 17 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BENDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by BENDS, most used first.
- Flexes - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Road curves - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Is flexible - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Curves - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Shows up - COMES, used 37 times
- Show flexibility - ADAPT, used 22 times
- Trade shows - EXPOS, used 20 times
- First name in talk shows - OPRAH, used 15 times
- Shows the way - LEADS, used 15 times
- Shows - BARES, used 14 times
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