Common contraction
The crossword clue "Common contraction" is answered by IVE, a 3-letter entry. Used 36 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IVE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IVE answer page.
Used 36 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 8 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.
Other clues for IVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by IVE, most used first.
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- "___ Got a Secret" - used 149 times, most recently in 2022
- "Now ___ seen everything!" - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ been had!" - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ got it!" - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ been thinking ..." - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- "So ___ heard" - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ Gotta Be Me" - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ seen worse" - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ had it up to here!" - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ seen enough!" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ Got Sixpence" - used 23 times, most recently in 2005
- "___ Got You Under My Skin" - used 22 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.
- Common verb - ARE, used 198 times
- Anthem contraction - OER, used 156 times
- Poetic contraction - OER, used 143 times
- Poetic contraction - TIS, used 122 times
- Poetic contraction - EER, used 113 times
- Common article - THE, used 99 times
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