Nail-biting, e.g.
The crossword clue "Nail-biting, e.g." is answered by HABIT, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1998. 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
HABIT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HABIT answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for HABIT
Every other clue in this collection answered by HABIT, most used first.
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- Wont - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
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- Behavior pattern - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Customary practice - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Ingrained routine - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
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- Convent attire - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
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- Something to kick - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Addiction - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Convent wear - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Customary behavior - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Garb - used 7 times, most recently in 1995
- It may be kicked - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
- Ingrained activity - 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.
- Nail file material - EMERY, used 51 times
- Nail polish brand - ESSIE, used 46 times
- Biting - ACERB, used 37 times
- Biting - ACRID, used 22 times
- __ board; nail file - EMERY, used 17 times
- Nail the test - ACEIT, used 14 times
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