Courage
The crossword clue "Courage" is answered by METTLE, a 6-letter entry. Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
METTLE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the METTLE answer page.
Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for METTLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by METTLE, most used first.
- Fortitude - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Pluck - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Courage and fortitude - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Inner strength - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Gave courage to - NERVED, used 8 times
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