Man's best friend
The crossword clue "Man's best friend" is answered by DOG, a 3-letter entry. Used 22 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DOG
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DOG answer page.
Used 22 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DOG
Every other clue in this collection answered by DOG, most used first.
- Pooch - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Follow relentlessly - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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- Friend - PAL, used 114 times
- Man's name. - IRA, used 54 times
- Man's nickname. - LEN, used 50 times
- Good friend - PAL, used 49 times
- Tin Man's need - OIL, used 48 times
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