High wind
The crossword clue "High wind" is answered by GALE, a 4-letter entry. Used 53 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 6 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 53 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 6 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.
- PICCOLO (6 uses in xd)
- FIFE (3 uses in xd)
- FLUTE (3 uses in xd)
- ALTOFLUTE (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
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.
- Fly high - SOAR, used 380 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
- Out of the wind - ALEE, used 179 times
- High time? - NOON, used 151 times
- High cards - ACES, used 141 times
- Get wind of - HEAR, used 132 times
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