Holed up

The answer

HID

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HID answer page.

Used 26 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 10 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.

• HIDOUT (6 uses in xd)
• HIDING (2 uses in xd)
• INHIDING (2 uses in xd)
• LAIRED (2 uses in xd)
• MUG (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for HID

Every other clue in this collection answered by HID, most used first.

• Concealed - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• Secreted - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Stashed - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Stayed out of sight - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Kept out of sight - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Went underground - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
• Took cover - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Covered up - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Laid low - used 23 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

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• Possesses - HAS, used 433 times
• ___ polloi - HOI, used 413 times
• Shade - HUE, used 310 times
• "Ben-___" - HUR, used 289 times
• Sweetie - HON, used 271 times

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