For fear that
The crossword clue "For fear that" is answered by LEST, a 4-letter entry. Used 503 times across 76 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 36 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
LEST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEST answer page.
Used 503 times across 76 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 36 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LEST
Every other clue in this pilot answered by LEST, most used first.
- "___ we forget" - used 354 times, most recently in 2026
- In case - used 151 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Change for a five - ONES, used 272 times
- "What's ___ for me?" - INIT, used 264 times
- Shrek, for one - OGRE, used 244 times
- In that case - IFSO, used 231 times
- Ready for business - OPEN, used 184 times
- Look for - SEEK, used 172 times
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