Center of the earth
The crossword clue "Center of the earth" is answered by CORE, a 4-letter entry. Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CORE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CORE answer page.
Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for CORE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CORE, most used first.
- Heart - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Apple center - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Center - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Apple's center - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Central part - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
- Center of an apple - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Apple discard - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Essence - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Apple throwaway - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Apple leftover - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Innermost part - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Reactor part - used 23 times, most recently in 2018
- Nucleus - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Nuclear reactor part - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- Earth's center - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Essential part - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
- Heart of the matter - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
- Pith - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
- Prepare apples for baking - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
- Apple part - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Central portion - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Fruit center - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Fundamental - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Innermost - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Uneaten part of an apple - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Delicious leftover? - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Pear center - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Pilates target - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Pineapple center - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Place for seeds - used 6 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.
- 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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