Formerly, once
The crossword clue "Formerly, once" is answered by ERST, a 4-letter entry. Used 126 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ERST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERST answer page.
Used 126 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ERST
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ERST, most used first.
- Formerly, formerly - used 240 times, most recently in 2026
- Once, once - used 177 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Formerly - ONCE, used 402 times
- "Once ___ a time ..." - UPON, used 284 times
- Thailand, once - SIAM, used 192 times
- Once again - ANEW, used 125 times
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