Be a sign of
The crossword clue "Be a sign of" is answered by BODE, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BODE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BODE answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BODE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BODE, most used first.
- Portend - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
- Foreshadow - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Be an omen of - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
- Presage - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Foretell - used 26 times, most recently in 2022
- Augur - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Forecast - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- "This doesn't ___ well" - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
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- Sign of things to come - OMEN, used 164 times
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- Foreboding sign - OMEN, used 119 times
- Diner sign - EATS, used 114 times
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