Worked for
The crossword clue "Worked for" is answered by EARNED, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. 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
EARNED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EARNED answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. 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.
- SERVED (2 uses in xd)
- REPORTEDTO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EARNED
Every other clue in this collection answered by EARNED, most used first.
- Merited - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Deserved - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Made - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Was worthy of - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Part of ERA - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Brought home - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Not just given - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Take for granted - ASSUME, used 100 times
- Fit for farming - ARABLE, used 76 times
- Get even for - AVENGE, used 69 times
- Makes up (for) - ATONES, used 63 times
- For each - APIECE, used 61 times
- For the time being - PROTEM, used 46 times
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