Overact
The crossword clue "Overact" is answered by EMOTE, a 5-letter entry. Used 206 times across 55 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 30 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EMOTE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMOTE answer page.
Used 206 times across 55 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 30 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- HAMITUP (8 uses in xd)
- HAM (4 uses in xd)
- HAMUP (4 uses in xd)
- CHEWTHESCENERY (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for EMOTE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EMOTE, most used first.
- Ham it up - used 281 times, most recently in 2026
- Chew the scenery - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
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