Gives a hand
The crossword clue "Gives a hand" is answered by HELPS, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HELPS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HELPS answer page.
Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 11 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.
- DEALSTO (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for HELPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by HELPS, most used first.
- Lends a hand - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Assists - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Pitches in - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
- Benefits - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Chips in - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Succors - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Right-hand page - RECTO, used 143 times
- Gives a hoot - CARES, used 62 times
- Gives temporarily - LENDS, used 56 times
- Left-hand page - VERSO, used 54 times
- Gives up - CEDES, used 52 times
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