Galas

The answer

FETES

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

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1974. 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.

• DOS (5 uses in xd)
• FIESTAS (3 uses in xd)
• BASHES (2 uses in xd)
• BIGDOS (2 uses in xd)
• SHINDIGS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for FETES

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

• Celebrations - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• Elaborate parties - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Lavish parties - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Big celebrations - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Big bashes - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Honors with a party - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Lavish celebrations - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Bashes - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Throws a party for - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Big parties - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Fancy parties - used 7 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Wild - FERAL, used 153 times
• Aspect - FACET, used 120 times
• Plant life - FLORA, used 107 times
• Deadly - FATAL, used 105 times
• Strong suit - FORTE, used 92 times
• ___ mignon - FILET, used 87 times

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