Generic dog

The answer

FIDO

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FIDO answer page.

Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 4 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.

• BOWSER (2 uses in xd)
• CANID (1 uses in xd)
• SPOT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for FIDO

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

• Generic dog name - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Rover's pal - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Stereotypical dog name - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Generic pooch - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• Rover's friend - used 16 times, most recently in 2013
• Classic dog name - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Pet name - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
• Dog tag? - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Hound's handle - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
• Everydog - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Generic dog's name - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Traditional dog name - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Friend of Rover - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Loyal pooch - used 7 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• "Garfield" dog - ODIE, used 236 times
• "Beetle Bailey" dog - OTTO, used 213 times
• Dorothy's dog - TOTO, used 166 times
• "Peter Pan" dog - NANA, used 141 times
• Buster Brown's dog - TIGE, used 124 times
• "The Thin Man" dog - ASTA, used 105 times

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