Extinguish, as a fire
The crossword clue "Extinguish, as a fire" is answered by DOUSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
DOUSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DOUSE answer page.
Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- PUTOUT (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for DOUSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DOUSE, most used first.
- Throw water on - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Extinguish - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
- Drench - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Put out - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
- Pour water on - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Put out, as a fire - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
- Soak - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Immerse - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- Cease-fire - TRUCE, used 83 times
- St. ___ fire - ELMOS, used 72 times
- Fire sign - SMOKE, used 43 times
- Fire-setting crime - ARSON, used 42 times
- Fire starter - SPARK, used 42 times
- Feed, as a fire - STOKE, used 37 times
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