Prefix for while
The crossword clue "Prefix for while" is answered by ERST, a 4-letter entry. Used 75 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 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 75 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 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 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
- Whilom. - used 66 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- For fear that - LEST, used 503 times
- Change for a five - ONES, used 272 times
- "What's ___ for me?" - INIT, used 264 times
- Shrek, for one - OGRE, used 244 times
- Ready for business - OPEN, used 184 times
- Look for - SEEK, used 172 times
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