They may be split

The answer

ENDS

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

Used 13 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 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.

• PEAS (7 uses in xd)
• HAIRS (6 uses in xd)

Other clues for ENDS

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

• Concludes - used 247 times, most recently in 2026
• Finishes - used 209 times, most recently in 2026
• Wraps up - used 187 times, most recently in 2026
• Goals - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Comes to a close - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
• Termini - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
• Remnants - used 85 times, most recently in 2024
• Terminates - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Winds up - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Brings to a close - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Conclusions - used 62 times, most recently in 2025
• Cuts off - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Extremities - used 61 times, most recently in 2025
• Finales - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Purposes. - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Pulls the plug on - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Ceases - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Finishes up - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Draws to a close - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Stops - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Closes - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Tackles' teammates - used 38 times, most recently in 2015
• Tips - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Brings to a halt - used 34 times, most recently in 2021
• Objectives - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Breaks off - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Some linemen - used 32 times, most recently in 2020
• Make ___ meet - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Means justifiers - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Puts a stop to - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Winds down - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Book ___. - used 25 times, most recently in 2012
• Outer limits - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
• Completes - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Discontinues - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Odds and ___ - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Odds' partner - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Pass catchers - used 21 times, most recently in 2015
• Aims - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Boundaries - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Comes to a halt - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Puts the kibosh on - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Results - used 18 times, most recently in 2020
• They may be loose or tight - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Drops the curtain on - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
• Outcomes - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• "All's Well That ___ Well" - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Goes no further - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Intentions - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Leftovers - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Some are split - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• They can be made to meet - used 13 times, most recently in 2012
• They justify the means - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Wraps things up - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Comes to a conclusion - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Fades to black - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• At loose ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2002
• Calls off - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Extremes - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Limits. - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Objects. - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• Odds partner - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Odds' partners - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Pass receivers - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• Split ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Companion of odds - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
• Denouements - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Justifiers of means - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Linemen - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
• Tackles' neighbors - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• ___ of the earth - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Quashes - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Shuts down - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Some eligible receivers - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Some gridiron players - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Some receivers - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Ultimate goals - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Burn the candle at both ___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Circle's lack - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Finish lines - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Football players. - used 8 times, most recently in 2000
• Football positions - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Halts - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Is over - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Loose __ - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Means' justifiers - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Some are tight - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
• They may justify the means - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• A string has two - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Cuts short - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Doesn't continue - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Football linemen - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Grinds to a halt - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Reaches a conclusion - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Runs out - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Stamps out - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Terminals - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• They may be loose - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• They might be loose or tight - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Tie up loose ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• To the ___ of the earth - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Upshots - used 7 times, most recently in 1998
• Wraps - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Brings to a conclusion - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Final stages - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Fragments. - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Goes last - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Make-meet connector - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Means justification, to some - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• They can be tight or loose - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• They may be tight or loose - used 6 times, most recently in 2010

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.

• Split - RIVE, used 98 times
• They may clash - EGOS, used 78 times
• Split - REND, used 72 times
• May honorees - MOMS, used 69 times
• "Be that -- may ..." - ASIT, used 59 times
• "May It Be" singer - ENYA, used 47 times

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