Contraction
The crossword clue "Contraction" is answered by DIDNT, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DIDNT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIDNT answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DIDNT
Every other clue in this collection answered by DIDNT, most used first.
- Failed to - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- "Why ___ I think of that?" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Neglected to - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- "She ___ Say Yes" - used 8 times, most recently in 1984
- Common contraction - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- "Oh no you ___!" - used 7 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.
- Common contraction - ARENT, used 40 times
- Muscle contraction - SPASM, used 28 times
- Involuntary contraction - SPASM, used 17 times
- Involuntary muscle contraction - SPASM, used 15 times
- Quaint contraction - SHANT, used 14 times
- Common verbal contraction. - ARENT, used 13 times
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