Toward the rising sun
The crossword clue "Toward the rising sun" is answered by EAST, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
EAST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EAST answer page.
Used 29 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 17 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.
- EASTWARD (3 uses in xd)
- DUEEAST (2 uses in xd)
- EASTERLY (1 uses in xd)
- EASTERN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EAST
Every other clue in this collection answered by EAST, most used first.
- Sunrise direction - used 256 times, most recently in 2026
- Right on the map - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
- Bridge position - used 121 times, most recently in 2025
- Orient - used 96 times, most recently in 2022
- Toward sunrise - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ of Eden" - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Vane direction - used 79 times, most recently in 2024
- Bridge seat - used 68 times, most recently in 2019
- Cardinal point - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Right on a map - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- It's right on the map - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Sunrise site - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Dawn direction - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Toward the dawn - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Toward the sunrise - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Sunup direction - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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