Was optimistic
The crossword clue "Was optimistic" is answered by HOPED, a 5-letter entry. Used 17 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
HOPED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOPED answer page.
Used 17 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for HOPED
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOPED, most used first.
- Crossed one's fingers - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Had aspirations - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Wished - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Wished (for) - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Didn't despair - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Was sore - ACHED, used 53 times
- Was concerned - CARED, used 47 times
- Was out - SLEPT, used 37 times
- Was under the weather - AILED, used 31 times
- Was bold - DARED, used 30 times
- Was furious - RAGED, used 27 times
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