Ran away
The crossword clue "Ran away" is answered by FLED, a 4-letter entry. Used 71 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FLED
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLED answer page.
Used 71 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 23 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.
- BOLTED (3 uses in xd)
- ELOPED (2 uses in xd)
- DESERTED (1 uses in xd)
- MADEOFF (1 uses in xd)
- TURNEDTAIL (1 uses in xd)
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.
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
- Miles away - AFAR, used 210 times
- Pack away - STOW, used 171 times
- Run away - FLEE, used 124 times
- Ran in the wash - BLED, used 102 times
- Store away - STOW, used 73 times
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