Word on a nickel
The crossword clue "Word on a nickel" is answered by CENTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 26 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CENTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CENTS answer page.
Used 26 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- FIVE (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for CENTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by CENTS, most used first.
- Pennies - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Small change - used 37 times, most recently in 2024
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