Allows
The crossword clue "Allows" is answered by LETS, a 4-letter entry. Used 135 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 24 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
LETS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LETS answer page.
Used 135 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 24 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- PERMITS (7 uses in xd)
- ENABLES (3 uses in xd)
- GRANTS (3 uses in xd)
- ADMITS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for LETS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by LETS, most used first.
- "Why don't we!" - used 157 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.
- For fear that - LEST, used 503 times
- Stead - LIEU, used 445 times
- Secular - LAIC, used 392 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- "___ we forget" - LEST, used 354 times
- Minus - LESS, used 321 times
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