Is bold
The crossword clue "Is bold" is answered by DARES, a 5-letter entry. Used 20 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DARES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DARES answer page.
Used 20 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DARES
Every other clue in this collection answered by DARES, most used first.
- Challenges - used 90 times, most recently in 2025
- Has the nerve - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Ventures - used 22 times, most recently in 2016
- Takes a risk - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Has the guts - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
- Throws down the gauntlet - used 16 times, most recently in 2009
- Takes chances - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Shows courage - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Defies - used 11 times, most recently in 2006
- Acts boldly - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes a chance - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Tempts fate - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Has the gumption - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Bells the cat - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
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.
- Bold poker bet - ALLIN, used 37 times
- Was bold - DARED, used 30 times
- Bold - GUTSY, used 18 times
- Bold one - DARER, used 15 times
- Bold way to solve crosswords - ININK, used 9 times
- Not bold - TIMID, used 9 times
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