Makes
The crossword clue "Makes" is answered by EARNS, a 5-letter entry. Used 28 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EARNS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EARNS answer page.
Used 28 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 9 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.
- CREATES (10 uses in xd)
- BRANDS (1 uses in xd)
- BUILDS (1 uses in xd)
- COMPELS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EARNS
Every other clue in this collection answered by EARNS, most used first.
- Merits - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
- Brings in - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Deserves - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Brings home - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Pulls down - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
- Makes money - used 21 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.
- Makes level - EVENS, used 65 times
- "__ makes waste" - HASTE, used 51 times
- Makes simpler - EASES, used 48 times
- Makes less difficult - EASES, used 41 times
- Makes an effort - TRIES, used 35 times
- Makes angry - RILES, used 26 times
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