Gives kudos to
The crossword clue "Gives kudos to" is answered by LAUDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LAUDS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAUDS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LAUDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LAUDS, most used first.
- Praises - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Praises highly - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Extols - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Heaps praise on - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Acclaims - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Bestows kudos on - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Speaks highly of - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Gives a hoot - CARES, used 62 times
- Gives temporarily - LENDS, used 56 times
- Gives up - CEDES, used 52 times
- Gives the go-ahead - OKAYS, used 26 times
- Gives off, as light - EMITS, used 25 times
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