Bore
The crossword clue "Bore" is answered by DRILL, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DRILL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DRILL answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DRILL
Every other clue in this collection answered by DRILL, most used first.
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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.
- Tidal bore - EAGRE, used 44 times
- Bore - STOOD, used 10 times
- Bore - TOTED, used 9 times
- He bore a heavy load - ATLAS, used 7 times
- Bore - AUGER, used 6 times
- Kind of bore - TIDAL, used 6 times
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