Stem (from)
The crossword clue "Stem (from)" is answered by DERIVE, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DERIVE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DERIVE answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 8 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.
- ORIGINATE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for DERIVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DERIVE, most used first.
- Infer - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Infer (from) - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Originate - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
- Originate (from) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Reason out - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- From that place - THENCE, used 29 times
- Present from birth - INNATE, used 28 times
- From what place - WHENCE, used 26 times
- Say from memory - RECITE, used 25 times
- Remove from office - UNSEAT, used 22 times
- Attack from the air - STRAFE, used 21 times
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