Seed
The crossword clue "Seed" is answered by GERM, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GERM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GERM answer page.
Used 25 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 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.
- KERNEL (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for GERM
Every other clue in this collection answered by GERM, most used first.
- Microbe - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Start of an idea - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Bacterium - used 32 times, most recently in 2024
- Disinfectant target - used 22 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.
- Seed covering - ARIL, used 316 times
- Seed cover - ARIL, used 116 times
- Seed coat - ARIL, used 99 times
- Seed coating - ARIL, used 34 times
- Seed holders - PODS, used 23 times
- Scattered, as seed - SOWN, used 22 times
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