Buddhist monk
The crossword clue "Buddhist monk" is answered by LAMA, a 4-letter entry. Used 42 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LAMA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAMA answer page.
Used 42 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 12 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.
- BONZE (8 uses in xd)
- RACING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LAMA
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAMA, most used first.
- Tibetan monk - used 208 times, most recently in 2026
- Dalai ___ - used 189 times, most recently in 2026
- Tibetan priest - used 136 times, most recently in 2026
- The Dalai __ - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Priest of the East - used 44 times, most recently in 2021
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