Thing
The crossword clue "Thing" is answered by ITEM, a 4-letter entry. Used 153 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 33 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ITEM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ITEM answer page.
Used 153 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 33 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ENTITY (34 uses in xd)
- OBJECT (11 uses in xd)
- TIDBIT (3 uses in xd)
- ARTICLE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ITEM
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ITEM, most used first.
- Detail - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
- Particular - used 106 times, most recently in 2022
- Tabloid twosome - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Person, place or thing - NOUN, used 111 times
- "And another thing ..." - ALSO, used 97 times
Search this clue pilot
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.