Support

The answer

BRACE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BRACE answer page.

Used 19 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 10 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.

• AID (50 uses in xd)
• BACK (41 uses in xd)
• PROP (36 uses in xd)
• ABET (29 uses in xd)
• ENDORSE (17 uses in xd)

Other clues for BRACE

Every other clue in this collection answered by BRACE, most used first.

• Pair - used 24 times, most recently in 2022
• Prop up - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ yourself!" - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Knee support - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Reinforce - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Shore up - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Prepare for impact - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Two of a kind - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Support piece - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Knee protector - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Prepare for a jolt - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ yourselves!" - used 6 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.

• Bridge support - TRUSS, used 43 times
• Tech support callers - USERS, used 24 times
• Injured arm support - SLING, used 23 times
• Two-legged support - BIPOD, used 19 times
• Without support - ALONE, used 18 times
• Canvas support - EASEL, used 17 times

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