Supporting
The crossword clue "Supporting" is answered by FOR, a 3-letter entry. Used 104 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
FOR
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FOR answer page.
Used 104 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 16 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- BEHIND (2 uses in xd)
- BOLSTERING (2 uses in xd)
- BACKING (1 uses in xd)
- BACKOF (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- To and ___ - FRO, used 341 times
- Enemy - FOE, used 212 times
- Nourished - FED, used 212 times
- Service charge - FEE, used 186 times
- Monk's title - FRA, used 168 times
- Dandy - FOP, used 166 times
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