Should have said
The crossword clue "Should have said" is answered by MEANT, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; 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
MEANT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MEANT answer page.
Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; 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.
Other clues for MEANT
Every other clue in this collection answered by MEANT, most used first.
- Intended - used 241 times, most recently in 2026
- Had in mind - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Signified - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Stood for - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Implied - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Not accidental - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Denoted - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Wasn't kidding about - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Destined (for) - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- "That's not what I ___!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Has to have - NEEDS, used 111 times
- Have a feeling - SENSE, used 100 times
- Good thing to have - ASSET, used 62 times
- Have a hunch - SENSE, used 58 times
- Must have - NEEDS, used 56 times
- Have faith in - TRUST, used 54 times
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