Eat away at
The crossword clue "Eat away at" is answered by GNAW, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GNAW
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GNAW answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for GNAW
Every other clue in this collection answered by GNAW, most used first.
- Chew (on) - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
- Chew like a beaver - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Chew - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Nibble - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Nibble (on) - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Chew like a rodent - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Chew like a rat - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Chew persistently - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Chew like a squirrel - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Emulate a beaver - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Nibble away - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Eat like a mouse - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
- Bite like a beaver - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Bother, with "at" - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Eat at - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Chew at - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Chew like a mouse - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Eat away - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Corrode - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
- Eat like a beaver - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Make like a beaver - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Rodents do it - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- What rodents do. - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
- Chew like a chipmunk - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Eat beaver-style - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
- Torment - used 8 times, most recently in 1992
- Use one's incisors - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Chew like mice do - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Chew on a bone - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Chew on, as a bone - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Chew, squirrel-style - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Eat like a rat - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Mimic a mouse - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Munch like a mouse - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Work on a bone - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Work on, as a bone - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Bite - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Chew away (at) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Squirrels do it - used 6 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
- Miles away - AFAR, used 210 times
- Put away - STOW, used 205 times
- Pack away - STOW, used 171 times
- Run away - FLEE, used 124 times
- Blown away - AWED, used 112 times
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