Gnawed away
The crossword clue "Gnawed away" is answered by EROSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2007; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EROSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EROSE answer page.
Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2007; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for EROSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by EROSE, most used first.
- Uneven - used 140 times, most recently in 2023
- Jagged - used 101 times, most recently in 2023
- Irregularly notched - used 61 times, most recently in 2023
- Irregular - used 51 times, most recently in 2004
- Notched, as a leaf - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Worn away. - used 33 times, most recently in 2006
- Jagged, as a leaf's edge - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Notched - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Eaten away - used 16 times, most recently in 2009
- Notched, as leaves - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
- Irregularly notched, as a leaf - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Notched and jagged - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Unevenly worn - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
- Having irregular edges - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Notched like a maple leaf - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Like some leaves - used 7 times, most recently in 2001
- Worn away unevenly - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Gnawed around the edges - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Irregular, as leaf edges - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Irregularly edged - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Irregularly worn - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Saw-toothed - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Uneven, as if gnawed away - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Uneven, as leaves - 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.
- Wear away - ERODE, used 660 times
- Eat away - ERODE, used 162 times
- Eat away at - ERODE, used 122 times
- Turn away - AVERT, used 104 times
- Stay away from - AVOID, used 91 times
- Blow away - AMAZE, used 87 times
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