Be a ham

The answer

EMOTE

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

Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1994. 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.

• OVERACT (3 uses in xd)
• MUG (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for EMOTE

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

• Ham it up - used 281 times, most recently in 2026
• Overact - used 206 times, most recently in 2026
• Chew the scenery - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
• Overdo it on stage - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Be theatrical - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Behave theatrically - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Act the ham - used 24 times, most recently in 2017
• Shed crocodile tears - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Gush - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Play the ham - used 20 times, most recently in 2013
• Overplay a part - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Ham it up on stage - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Overplay - used 17 times, most recently in 2018
• Wax theatrical - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• Feign feelings - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Show feeling - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Act badly? - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• Overdo it onstage - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Be melodramatic - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Act poorly? - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Be a drama queen - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Overact: Colloq. - used 11 times, most recently in 1968
• Overplay a role - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Theatricalize - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Act melodramatically - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Get melodramatic - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Act, in a way. - used 9 times, most recently in 1990
• Show feelings - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Show one's feelings - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Act theatrically - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Go overboard on stage - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Indulge in cabotinage - used 8 times, most recently in 1992
• Overplay a scene - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Play to the back row - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Play to the balcony - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Act amateurishly - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Act with passion - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Be overdramatic - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Engage in histrionics - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Get carried away in Hollywood - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Gush on stage - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Overdo it, in a way - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Act unprofessionally? - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Act up a storm - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Overdramatize - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Play to the cheap seats - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Play to the rafters - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Turn on the dramatics - 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.

• Ham-handed - INEPT, used 22 times
• "Green Eggs and Ham" author - SEUSS, used 10 times
• Ham and lamb - MEATS, used 8 times
• Ham __ (sandwich order) - ONRYE, used 7 times
• Ham and ___ (average Joe) - EGGER, used 6 times
• Ham-fisted - INEPT, used 6 times

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