Hobbling
The crossword clue "Hobbling" is answered by LAME, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LAME
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAME answer page.
Used 31 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LAME
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAME, most used first.
- Weak, as an excuse - used 47 times, most recently in 2022
- Metallic fabric - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Like some excuses - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Poor, as an excuse - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Unconvincing - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- For fear that - LEST, used 503 times
- Stead - LIEU, used 445 times
- Secular - LAIC, used 392 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- "___ we forget" - LEST, used 354 times
- Minus - LESS, used 321 times
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