Be down in the dumps

The answer

MOPE

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

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1969. 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.

• FEELSAD (1 uses in xd)
• OPE (1 uses in xd)
• SULK (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for MOPE

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

• Sulk - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
• Wear a long face - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Brood - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
• Pout - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Have the blues - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Act sullen - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Be sulky - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Act dejected - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Engage in self-pity - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Put on a long face - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Be listless - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Act sulky - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Feel sorry for oneself - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Put on an unhappy face - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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.

• Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
• In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
• On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
• From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
• Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
• Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times

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