Area of expertise
The crossword clue "Area of expertise" is answered by FORTE, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FORTE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FORTE answer page.
Used 14 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 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.
- BAILIWICK (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for FORTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by FORTE, most used first.
- Strong suit - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Strong point - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Specialty - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Strength - used 24 times, most recently in 2022
- One's strong point - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
- Special talent - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Loud, in music - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Long suit - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Talent - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Fields of expertise - AREAS, used 44 times
- Storage area - ATTIC, used 37 times
- From the area - LOCAL, used 34 times
- In the area - ABOUT, used 26 times
- Expertise - SKILL, used 20 times
- Play area - STAGE, used 20 times
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