Gist
The crossword clue "Gist" is answered by ESSENCE, a 7-letter entry. Used 47 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ESSENCE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESSENCE answer page.
Used 47 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 13 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.
- POINT (14 uses in xd)
- MAINIDEA (10 uses in xd)
Other clues for ESSENCE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESSENCE, most used first.
- Perfume - used 44 times, most recently in 2016
- Intrinsic nature - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
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