Hereditary
The crossword clue "Hereditary" is answered by INNATE, a 6-letter entry. Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
INNATE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INNATE answer page.
Used 24 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 11 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.
- INBORN (15 uses in xd)
- GENETIC (12 uses in xd)
- FAMILIAL (7 uses in xd)
- INBRED (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for INNATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by INNATE, most used first.
- Natural - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Present from birth - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Congenital - used 24 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Hereditary - LINEAL, used 30 times
- Hereditary ruler - DYNAST, used 30 times
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