Force
The crossword clue "Force" is answered by IMPEL, a 5-letter entry. Used 40 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IMPEL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IMPEL answer page.
Used 40 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 13 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.
- COMPEL (19 uses in xd)
- BRUTE (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for IMPEL
Every other clue in this collection answered by IMPEL, most used first.
- Drive forward - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Urge forward - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Drive - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Push forward - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Urge - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Units of force - DYNES, used 116 times
- With full force - AMAIN, used 58 times
- Take by force - WREST, used 55 times
- Seize by force - USURP, used 46 times
- Take by force - USURP, used 45 times
- Force back - REPEL, used 41 times
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