Subtraction word
The crossword clue "Subtraction word" is answered by LESS, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LESS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LESS answer page.
Used 31 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 8 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.
- MINUS (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for LESS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LESS, most used first.
- Not as much - used 378 times, most recently in 2026
- Minus - used 321 times, most recently in 2026
- Not so much - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
- Reduced amount - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Fewer - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Not as expensive - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Discounted by - used 44 times, most recently in 2023
- More or ___ - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ is more" - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- A smaller amount - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Reduced by - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Smaller amount - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Amount to make do with - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Golden Rule word - UNTO, used 299 times
- Division word - INTO, used 273 times
- Word-of-mouth - ORAL, used 184 times
- Towel word - HERS, used 143 times
- Word of woe - ALAS, used 143 times
- Word of regret - ALAS, used 124 times
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