Guy

The answer

DUDE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DUDE answer page.

Used 17 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 11 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.

• MAN (60 uses in xd)
• FELLA (46 uses in xd)
• MALE (41 uses in xd)
• CHAP (24 uses in xd)
• GENT (12 uses in xd)

Other clues for DUDE

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

• Bro - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Ranch visitor - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Slacker address - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• "My man!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Type of ranch - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of ranch - used 14 times, most recently in 2014
• Dandy - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Ranch vacationer - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Surfer's sobriquet - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
• "Brah!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Weekend rancher - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• City slicker - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Fella - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Fop - used 6 times, most recently in 2007

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.

• Wise guy - SAGE, used 70 times
• Smart guy? - ALEC, used 59 times
• Steady guy - BEAU, used 44 times
• Guy - MALE, used 41 times
• FBI guy - GMAN, used 40 times
• "Famous" cookie guy - AMOS, used 36 times

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