Be a sponge
The crossword clue "Be a sponge" is answered by MOOCH, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MOOCH
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOOCH answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for MOOCH
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOOCH, most used first.
- Sponge - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Be a freeloader - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Freeloader - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Freeload - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Bath sponge - LOOFA, used 21 times
- Sponge gently - DABAT, used 20 times
- Shower sponge - LOOFA, used 13 times
- Used a sponge - WIPED, used 11 times
- Sponge - CADGE, used 10 times
- Sponge features - PORES, used 10 times
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