Think creatively

The answer

IDEATE

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IDEATE answer page.

Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 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.

• NOODLE (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for IDEATE

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

• Conceive - used 43 times, most recently in 2023
• Imagine - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Brainstorm - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Think - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Think up - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Conceptualize - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Form a thought - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Dream up - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Be imaginative - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Engage in brainstorming - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Form notions - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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.

• Think highly of - ADMIRE, used 30 times
• Think highly of - ESTEEM, used 30 times
• Think the world of - ESTEEM, used 20 times
• Think about - PONDER, used 19 times
• Think logically - REASON, used 16 times
• "Let me think about it" - ILLSEE, used 12 times

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