Generic dog name
The crossword clue "Generic dog name" is answered by FIDO, a 4-letter entry. Used 40 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FIDO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FIDO answer page.
Used 40 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 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.
- ROVER (15 uses in xd)
Other clues for FIDO
Every other clue in this collection answered by FIDO, most used first.
- Rover's pal - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
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