Face up to, as a challenge

The answer

MEET

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MEET answer page.

Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for MEET

Every other clue in this collection answered by MEET, most used first.

• Encounter - used 153 times, most recently in 2026
• Bump into - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
• Get together - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
• Track event - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Come together - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Convene - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Run into - used 44 times, most recently in 2024
• Be introduced to - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Track competition - used 41 times, most recently in 2025
• Proper. - used 27 times, most recently in 1991
• Assemble - used 24 times, most recently in 2022
• Converge - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Athletic event - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Come across - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Track-and-field event - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Comply with - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Make the acquaintance of - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Rendezvous - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Swimming event - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Intersect - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Satisfy - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Fitting - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Come upon - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Cross paths - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Suitable. - used 13 times, most recently in 2000
• Come face to face - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Swim contest - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Swimming competition - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Track contest - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• Competition - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
• Cross - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Athletic competition - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Face - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Happen upon - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Sports event - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• ___ and greet - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Come face to face with - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Confront - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Congregate - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Face up to - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Get acquainted with - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Run across - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Satisfy, as demands - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Chance upon - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Fulfill - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Gather in the boardroom - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Get together with - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Hook up with - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• "__ Me in St. Louis" - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Shake hands with - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Sporting event - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Track and field competition - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Word with "track" or "swap" - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Appropriate - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• ___-cute (rom-com trope) - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Get introduced to - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Shake hands for the first time - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Swim competition - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Wrestling contest - used 6 times, most recently in 2012

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.

• Challenge - DARE, used 216 times
• Face-to-face exam - ORAL, used 127 times
• Face shape - OVAL, used 66 times
• Wear a long face - MOPE, used 56 times
• Clock face - DIAL, used 48 times
• Challenge - DEFY, used 41 times

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