Use a spade
The crossword clue "Use a spade" is answered by DIG, a 3-letter entry. Used 33 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DIG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIG answer page.
Used 33 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DIG
Every other clue in this collection answered by DIG, most used first.
- Use a shovel - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Excavate - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Use a straw - SIP, used 85 times
- Use a crowbar - PRY, used 55 times
- Use a shuttle - TAT, used 53 times
- Use a chair - SIT, used 46 times
- Use needle and thread - SEW, used 40 times
- Use oars - ROW, used 38 times
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