Thought-provoking
The crossword clue "Thought-provoking" is answered by MEATY, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1962. 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
MEATY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MEATY answer page.
Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 4 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.
- INTRIGUING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MEATY
Every other clue in this collection answered by MEATY, most used first.
- Substantial - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Full of substance - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Substantive - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Substantial, as a role - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- "I ___ thought of that!" - HADNT, used 17 times
- Express a thought - OPINE, used 16 times
- Train of thought - TENOR, used 14 times
- Hate the thought of - DREAD, used 11 times
- Not well-thought-out - HASTY, used 11 times
- "I thought ___ never leave!" - THEYD, used 10 times
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