Sweltering
The crossword clue "Sweltering" is answered by HOT, a 3-letter entry. Used 33 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HOT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HOT answer page.
Used 33 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. 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.
- TORRID (4 uses in xd)
- STEWY (3 uses in xd)
- TROPICAL (2 uses in xd)
- BROILING (1 uses in xd)
- SULTRY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for HOT
Every other clue in this collection answered by HOT, most used first.
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- Sizzling - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Very popular - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
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