Potential
The crossword clue "Potential" is answered by LATENT, a 6-letter entry. Used 17 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LATENT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LATENT answer page.
Used 17 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 7 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.
- PROMISE (3 uses in xd)
- ITHAS (1 uses in xd)
- PROSPECTIVE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LATENT
Every other clue in this collection answered by LATENT, most used first.
- Dormant - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Hidden - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Like some fingerprints - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Quiescent - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Undeveloped - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Under the surface - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Positive potential - UPSIDE, used 7 times
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