Gave (out)

The answer

METED

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the METED answer page.

Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 7 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.

• DOLED (13 uses in xd)
• DEALT (11 uses in xd)
• ISSUED (11 uses in xd)
• ASSIGNED (3 uses in xd)
• EMITTED (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for METED

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

• Doled (out) - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Rationed (out) - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Allotted, with "out" - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Apportioned - used 18 times, most recently in 2012
• Parceled (out) - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Apportioned, with "out" - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Doled - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Distributed, with "out" - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Distributed - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
• Allotted - used 9 times, most recently in 1996
• Dished (out) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Allocated (with "out") - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Measured (out) - 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.

• Wipe out - ERASE, used 244 times
• Rub out - ERASE, used 217 times
• Leaves out - OMITS, used 205 times
• Parcel out - ALLOT, used 177 times
• Draw out - EDUCE, used 168 times
• Growing out - ENATE, used 159 times

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