Word in an ultimatum

The answer

ELSE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELSE answer page.

Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 8 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.

• UNLESS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ELSE

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

• Otherwise - used 1,353 times, most recently in 2026
• "If all ___ fails ..." - used 345 times, most recently in 2026
• Different - used 264 times, most recently in 2026
• "What ___ is new?" - used 224 times, most recently in 2026
• "So what ___ is new?" - used 221 times, most recently in 2026
• If not - used 199 times, most recently in 2026
• Other - used 190 times, most recently in 2025
• Alternatively - used 178 times, most recently in 2026
• In addition - used 162 times, most recently in 2025
• Besides - used 156 times, most recently in 2026
• Choice word - used 147 times, most recently in 2026
• "Or ___!" - used 135 times, most recently in 2025
• "Anything ___?" - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
• "What ___ can I say?" - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
• Besides that - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
• Differently - used 94 times, most recently in 2025
• Ultimatum ender - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
• Ultimatum word - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Other than that - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• "Do it or ___!" - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• "Will there be anything ___?" - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Additional - used 50 times, most recently in 2023
• Instead - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
• "What ___?" - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Alternative word - used 36 times, most recently in 2022
• Other than this - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Additionally - used 34 times, most recently in 2023
• "You're something ___!" - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Further - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• More - used 31 times, most recently in 2021
• Apart from this - used 29 times, most recently in 2021
• Threat ender - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• "When all ___ fails ... " - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• "What ___ is there?" - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• "All ___ being equal ..." - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• "Anyone ___?" - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• End of a threat - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Or ___ (ultimatum words) - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Apart from that - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Last word in an ultimatum - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• "Need anything __?" - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• "Stop or __!" - used 18 times, most recently in 2019
• "What ___ could go wrong?" - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Last word in a threat - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• "What __ can I do?" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Word in a threat - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Option word - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Or follower - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
• Other than - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• "Anybody ___?" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• "Can I get you anything ___?" - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Last word of an ultimatum - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• "Who ___?" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• "... or ___!" (threat) - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• It may follow something - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Something ___ entirely - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Ultimatum ending - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Unnamed alternative - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• "What ___ could I do?" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "What ___ could it be?" - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• "If all ___ fails, read the directions" - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• "When all ___ fails, read the directions" - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Word suggesting options - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• End of an ultimatum - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• If that doesn't work - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• If that fails - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• "May I get you anything ___?" - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• "You are something ___!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Contrariwise - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Failing that - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Metallica's "Nothing ___ Matters" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Threat word - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
• Threatening word - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Ultimatum conclusion - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "Is there anything ___?" - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Of another sort - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Ominous alternative - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Ultimatum ender, perhaps - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• "What ___ ya got?" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Who ___ is coming?" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Additional to. - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Conditional word - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Or ___ (bully's words) - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• "What ___ can go wrong?" - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• "Who ___ could it be?" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "Who ___ wants a piece of me?" - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Word after who, what or where - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Word in a conditional statement - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• As an alternative - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Aside from that - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Beyond that - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "If nothing ___ ..." - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• If's counterpart, in programming - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• It can come after "no one" or "someone" - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• It may follow what - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• "Nothing ___ Matters" (Metallica song) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• On the other hand - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• "Or ___!" (veiled threat) - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Other than those - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Over and above - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Remaining - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• "When all ___ fails, read the instructions" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Word with who, what or where - used 6 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.

• Golden Rule word - UNTO, used 299 times
• Division word - INTO, used 273 times
• Word-of-mouth - ORAL, used 184 times
• Towel word - HERS, used 143 times
• Word of woe - ALAS, used 143 times
• Word of regret - ALAS, used 124 times

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