Tightly packed
The crossword clue "Tightly packed" is answered by DENSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 115 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
DENSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DENSE answer page.
Used 115 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 21 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- WEDGED (3 uses in xd)
- CHOCKABLOCK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DENSE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by DENSE, most used first.
- Thick - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
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