Use
The crossword clue "Use" is answered by EMPLOY, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EMPLOY
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMPLOY answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1967. 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.
- TAKEADVANTAGEOF (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for EMPLOY
Every other clue in this collection answered by EMPLOY, most used first.
- Hire - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Put to work - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
- Put on the payroll - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Give a job to - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Have on the payroll - 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.
- Use mouthwash - GARGLE, used 23 times
- Is of use - AVAILS, used 22 times
- Use for support - LEANON, used 22 times
- Is of use to - AVAILS, used 16 times
- Use up - EXPEND, used 15 times
- Use logic - REASON, used 13 times
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