Shoot the breeze
The crossword clue "Shoot the breeze" is answered by CHAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 73 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CHAT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CHAT answer page.
Used 73 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CHAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by CHAT, most used first.
- Converse - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Casual talk - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Informal talk - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Casual conversation - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Small talk - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Chew the fat - used 33 times, most recently in 2022
- Make small talk - used 22 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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