Helps with the dishes
The crossword clue "Helps with the dishes" is answered by DRIES, a 5-letter entry. Used 43 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
DRIES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DRIES answer page.
Used 43 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 12 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.
- WIPES (9 uses in xd)
- RINSES (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for DRIES
Every other clue in this collection answered by DRIES, most used first.
- Towels off - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
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