Handle adversity
The crossword clue "Handle adversity" is answered by COPE, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
COPE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COPE answer page.
Used 21 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for COPE
Every other clue in this collection answered by COPE, most used first.
- Deal (with) - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Make do - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Manage somehow - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Manage - used 38 times, most recently in 2023
- Deal with it - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Get by - used 23 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.
- Sword handle - HILT, used 117 times
- Handle roughly - MAUL, used 60 times
- Handle: Lat. - ANSA, used 56 times
- Handle: Fr. - ANSE, used 46 times
- Door handle - KNOB, used 41 times
- Handle - NAME, used 38 times
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