Formerly.
The crossword clue "Formerly." is answered by ERST, a 4-letter entry. Used 51 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ERST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERST answer page.
Used 51 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1924. 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.
- ATONETIME (12 uses in xd)
Other clues for ERST
Every other clue in this collection answered by ERST, most used first.
- Formerly, formerly - used 240 times, most recently in 2026
- Once, once - used 177 times, most recently in 2025
- Formerly, once - used 126 times, most recently in 2026
- Prefix for while - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Whilom. - used 66 times, most recently in 2016
- Formerly, old style - used 45 times, most recently in 2023
- At one time, at one time - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Formerly, of old - used 24 times, most recently in 1976
- While lead-in - used 23 times, most recently in 2020
- Prefix with "while" - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Formerly - ONCE, used 402 times
- Thailand, formerly - SIAM, used 52 times
- Exxon, formerly - ESSO, used 48 times
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