Thought-provoking
The crossword clue "Thought-provoking" is answered by DEEP, a 4-letter entry. Used 44 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEEP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEEP answer page.
Used 44 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MEATY (11 uses in xd)
- INTRIGUING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEEP
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEEP, most used first.
- Profound - used 297 times, most recently in 2026
- Not shallow - used 27 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.
- Thought - IDEA, used 225 times
- Creative thought - IDEA, used 155 times
- Thought: Prefix - IDEO, used 59 times
- Schools of thought - ISMS, used 44 times
- Bright thought - IDEA, used 39 times
- It's a thought - IDEA, used 39 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.