Wield
The crossword clue "Wield" is answered by EXERT, a 5-letter entry. Used 55 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EXERT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EXERT answer page.
Used 55 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 11 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.
- EMPLOY (5 uses in xd)
- BRANDISH (2 uses in xd)
- SWING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EXERT
Every other clue in this collection answered by EXERT, most used first.
- Bring to bear - used 122 times, most recently in 2026
- Put forth - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Apply, as pressure - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Put forth, as effort - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Wield, as influence - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Put forth effort - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
- Put into action - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
- Apply - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Put to use - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Wield, as power - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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