Hard work
The crossword clue "Hard work" is answered by LABOR, a 5-letter entry. Used 38 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LABOR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LABOR answer page.
Used 38 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 16 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.
- TRAVAIL (6 uses in xd)
- ELBOWGREASE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for LABOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by LABOR, most used first.
- Toil - used 39 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Works hard - TOILS, used 80 times
- Lab work - TESTS, used 70 times
- Work ___ - ETHIC, used 65 times
- Michelangelo work - PIETA, used 54 times
- Putting to work - USING, used 44 times
- Verdi work - OPERA, used 43 times
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