Put out.

The answer

EVICT

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EVICT answer page.

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 1998; first recorded in 1933. It appears in 3 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.

• EMIT (103 uses in xd)
• ISSUE (41 uses in xd)
• SORE (22 uses in xd)
• DOUSE (18 uses in xd)
• ISSUED (16 uses in xd)

Other clues for EVICT

Every other clue in this collection answered by EVICT, most used first.

• Kick out - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Oust - used 49 times, most recently in 2024
• Throw out - used 33 times, most recently in 2022
• Force out - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Boot out - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Dispossess - used 15 times, most recently in 2012
• Boot - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Toss out - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Dislodge - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Send packing - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Expel - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Kick to the curb - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Force off the premises - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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.

• Put up - ERECT, used 263 times
• Wipe out - ERASE, used 244 times
• Rub out - ERASE, used 217 times
• Leaves out - OMITS, used 205 times
• Put up with - ABIDE, used 183 times
• Parcel out - ALLOT, used 177 times

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