Helping hand
The crossword clue "Helping hand" is answered by BOOST, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BOOST
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOOST answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1979. 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 BOOST
Every other clue in this collection answered by BOOST, most used first.
- Leg up - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Give a leg up - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Increase - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Promote - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Shot in the arm - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Amplify - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Helpful upward push - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Give a leg up to - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Helpful push - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Pick-me-up - 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.
- Right-hand page - RECTO, used 143 times
- Left-hand page - VERSO, used 54 times
- Lends a hand - HELPS, used 52 times
- Lent a hand - AIDED, used 50 times
- Gave a hand - DEALT, used 36 times
- "On the __ hand . . ." - OTHER, used 36 times
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