Rail rider
The crossword clue "Rail rider" is answered by HOBO, a 4-letter entry. Used 34 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HOBO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOBO answer page.
Used 34 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1972. 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.
- TRAIN (2 uses in xd)
- BOXCAR (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HOBO
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOBO, most used first.
- Vagrant - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Tramp - used 68 times, most recently in 2023
- King of the road - used 50 times, most recently in 2025
- Boxcar rider - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
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