Bare minimum
The crossword clue "Bare minimum" is answered by LEAST, a 5-letter entry. Used 55 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LEAST
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEAST answer page.
Used 55 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 17 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.
- NOLESS (1 uses in xd)
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Every other clue in this collection answered by LEAST, most used first.
Related clues
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