Penniless
The crossword clue "Penniless" is answered by BROKE, a 5-letter entry. Used 33 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BROKE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BROKE answer page.
Used 33 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 15 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.
- FLATBROKE (7 uses in xd)
- DESTITUTE (3 uses in xd)
- STONEBROKE (3 uses in xd)
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