Basic French verb
The crossword clue "Basic French verb" is answered by ETRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 41 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ETRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ETRE answer page.
Used 41 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ETRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ETRE, most used first.
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- French 101 verb - used 220 times, most recently in 2026
- To be, in Paris - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- To be: Fr. - used 62 times, most recently in 2020
- To be, in Toulon - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Common French verb - used 49 times, most recently in 2012
- To be, in France - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- To be, in Tours - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- To be, in Toulouse - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- To be, to Henri - used 36 times, most recently in 2023
- To be, in French - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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