Vital
The crossword clue "Vital" is answered by KEY, a 3-letter entry. Used 23 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
KEY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KEY answer page.
Used 23 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 14 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.
- IMPORTANT (6 uses in xd)
- ENERGETIC (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for KEY
Every other clue in this collection answered by KEY, most used first.
- Crucial - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- Lock opener - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Door opener - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Pivotal - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Critical - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Essential - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Important - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- __ lime pie - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Vital statistic - AGE, used 43 times
- Vital fluid - SAP, used 31 times
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