Bankrupt energy giant

The answer

ENRON

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

Used 19 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ENRON

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

• Noted 2001 bankruptcy - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Scandal-plagued energy company - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Noted bankruptcy of 2001 - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Smartest Guys in the Room" company - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• 2001 bankruptcy filer - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• 2001 scandal subject - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Ill-fated energy company - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Ill-fated energy giant - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "The Smartest Guys in the Room" subject - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Bankruptcy filer of 2001 - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Big name in corporate scandal - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Collapsed company of 2001 - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Energy company in a 2001 scandal - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Scandal-plagued energy giant - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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