Was bold
The crossword clue "Was bold" is answered by DARED, a 5-letter entry. Used 30 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DARED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DARED answer page.
Used 30 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DARED
Every other clue in this collection answered by DARED, most used first.
- Challenged - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Had the nerve - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Took a risk - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Took a chance - used 35 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.
- Was sore - ACHED, used 53 times
- Was concerned - CARED, used 47 times
- Bold poker bet - ALLIN, used 37 times
- Was out - SLEPT, used 37 times
- Was under the weather - AILED, used 31 times
- Was furious - RAGED, used 27 times
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