Take shape
The crossword clue "Take shape" is answered by JELL, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
JELL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the JELL answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 6 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.
- DEVELOP (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for JELL
Every other clue in this collection answered by JELL, most used first.
- Come together - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Crystallize - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Solidify - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Congeal - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Set - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Become cohesive - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Become firm - used 6 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.
- Take a break - REST, used 268 times
- Take five - REST, used 265 times
- Take a breather - REST, used 230 times
- Track shape - OVAL, used 223 times
- Take on - HIRE, used 184 times
- Take it easy - REST, used 162 times
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