Put a match to
The crossword clue "Put a match to" is answered by IGNITE, a 6-letter entry. Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
IGNITE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IGNITE answer page.
Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 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.
- ENKINDLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for IGNITE
Every other clue in this collection answered by IGNITE, most used first.
- Light - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Set on fire - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Set afire - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Set off - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Kindle - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Set ablaze - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Touch off - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Catch fire - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Fire up - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Put away - STORED, used 39 times
- Put under - SEDATE, used 38 times
- Put away - STOWED, used 31 times
- Put up with - ABIDED, used 31 times
- Put into words - STATED, used 26 times
- Put a value on - ASSESS, used 25 times
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