___ broke
The crossword clue "___ broke" is answered by GOFOR, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GOFOR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GOFOR answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 3 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.
- INSOLVENT (4 uses in xd)
- TAPPEDOUT (4 uses in xd)
- DOWNANDOUT (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for GOFOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by GOFOR, most used first.
- Like - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Try to get - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Attempt to get - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Really like - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Take a shot at - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Broke off - ENDED, used 54 times
- Go-for-broke bet - ALLIN, used 8 times
- Broke - TAMED, used 7 times
- Broke bread - DINED, used 6 times
- McGwire broke his record - MARIS, used 6 times
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