Do some housework
The crossword clue "Do some housework" is answered by DUST, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DUST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DUST answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 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.
- SWEEPUP (1 uses in xd)
- VACUUM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DUST
Every other clue in this collection answered by DUST, most used first.
- Do some housecleaning - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Check for prints - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Bookshelf buildup - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Check for fingerprints - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Fine powder - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Attic buildup - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Common allergen - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Do a household chore - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Do housework - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
- Furniture buildup - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Maid's target - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- "Bunnies" under the bed - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Clean with a rag - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Furniture collection? - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Dry mop's target - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Wipe clean, as furniture - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Some - AFEW, used 116 times
- Like some vaccines - ORAL, used 103 times
- Some whiskeys - RYES, used 81 times
- Some NCOs - SGTS, used 80 times
- Some wines - REDS, used 72 times
- Some HDTVs - RCAS, used 69 times
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