Stare
The crossword clue "Stare" is answered by GAWK, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GAWK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GAWK answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 7 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.
- GOGGLE (3 uses in xd)
- RUBBERNECK (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for GAWK
Every other clue in this collection answered by GAWK, most used first.
- Stare stupidly - used 53 times, most recently in 2025
- Rubberneck - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Stare (at) - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Goggle - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Stare awkwardly - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Stare open-mouthed - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Stare unsubtly - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Stare at - OGLE, used 167 times
- Stare - GAZE, used 47 times
- Stare open-mouthed - GAPE, used 40 times
- Stare - GAPE, used 29 times
- Stare stupidly - GAPE, used 28 times
- Stare slack-jawed - GAPE, used 27 times
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