Zen question
The crossword clue "Zen question" is answered by KOAN, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2005. 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
KOAN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KOAN answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for KOAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by KOAN, most used first.
- Zen paradox - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Zen riddle - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
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