Run off to get hitched

The answer

ELOPE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELOPE answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ELOPE

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

• Take the honey and run - used 71 times, most recently in 2024
• Run off to wed - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed on the run - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed in secret - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed in haste - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Skip the ceremony - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Marry in haste - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Abscond - used 33 times, most recently in 1997
• Run off - used 33 times, most recently in 2016
• Split to unite - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Wed secretly - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Marry secretly - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Take flight to unite - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Marry on the run - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
• Run away. - used 23 times, most recently in 2003
• Run off to marry - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Slip away. - used 22 times, most recently in 2004
• Bond on the run - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Run off together - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Skip the big wedding - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Emulate Romeo and Juliet - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Flee to wed - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Avoid a big wedding - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Get married in secret - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Get married secretly - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Run off to get married - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Get hitched hastily - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Bolt together? - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Bypass the altar - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Choose the window instead of the aisle? - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• Get hitched in a hurry - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Get hitched quick - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Marry in a hurry - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Run off for romance - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Run away to marry - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed on the sly - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Become one on the run - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Go to Gretna Green - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
• Marry on the sly - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Skip a ceremony - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Split to be joined - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Split to get hitched - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• What running mates do? - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Run away to get married - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Wed on the fly - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Bolt to bond - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Eschew a big wedding - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Hitch on the run - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Run away to wed - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Run off and form a union - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Run off to the chapel - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Tie a quick knot? - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Wed on the wing - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Wed without fuss - used 6 times, most recently in 2016

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.

• Get up - ARISE, used 204 times
• Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
• Run-down - SEEDY, used 178 times
• Ward off - AVERT, used 152 times
• "Get lost!" - SCRAM, used 142 times
• Get out of bed - ARISE, used 110 times

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