Big wind
The crossword clue "Big wind" is answered by GALE, a 4-letter entry. Used 36 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GALE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GALE answer page.
Used 36 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. 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.
- BASSSAX (3 uses in xd)
- BASSOON (1 uses in xd)
- BLOW (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GALE
Every other clue in this collection answered by GALE, most used first.
- Strong wind - used 156 times, most recently in 2026
- Big blow - used 60 times, most recently in 2024
- Powerful wind - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- High wind - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
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
- Big rig - SEMI, used 251 times
- Out of the wind - ALEE, used 179 times
- Get wind of - HEAR, used 132 times
- Big fusses - ADOS, used 111 times
- Big gulp - SWIG, used 93 times
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