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Pique

Answer: IRE - 3 letters

The crossword clue "Pique" is answered by IRE, a 3-letter entry. Used 65 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

IRE

IRE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IRE answer page.

65Times used
35Distinct years
2026Most recent year
16Publications

Used 65 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for IRE

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

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  • Fury - used 505 times, most recently in 2026
  • Rage - used 460 times, most recently in 2026
  • Choler - used 218 times, most recently in 2026
  • Dander - used 157 times, most recently in 2024
  • Intense anger - used 134 times, most recently in 2026
  • Hot temper - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
  • High dudgeon - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
  • Indignation - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
  • Ill temper - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
  • Spleen - used 88 times, most recently in 2025
  • Hot blood - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
  • Outrage - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
  • Furious feeling - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
  • Angry feeling - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
  • Vexation - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
  • Infuriation - used 43 times, most recently in 2022
  • Red state - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
  • Extreme anger - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
  • Tick off - used 37 times, most recently in 2017
  • Dudgeon - used 36 times, most recently in 2021
  • Steamed state - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
  • Fuming feeling - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
  • Great anger - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
  • Pique condition? - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
  • Resentment - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
  • Boiling blood - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
  • Angry state - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
  • Umbrage - used 26 times, most recently in 2018
  • Feeling of rage - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
  • Hothead's emotion - used 24 times, most recently in 2019
  • Incense - used 24 times, most recently in 2017
  • Feeling of fury - used 23 times, most recently in 2026

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