They make things happen

The answer

DOERS

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DOERS answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 3 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.

• CATALYSTS (1 uses in xd)
• CAUSES (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for DOERS

Every other clue in this collection answered by DOERS, most used first.

• Active folks - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Activists - used 21 times, most recently in 2018
• Active people - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• People of action - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Movers and shakers - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Go-getters - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Active ones - used 14 times, most recently in 2008
• Active sorts - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Active types - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Energetic ones - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Workers - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
• Make into law - ENACT, used 206 times
• Make blank - ERASE, used 197 times
• Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
• Happen again - RECUR, used 182 times
• Make fun of - TEASE, used 161 times

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