Speck
The crossword clue "Speck" is answered by MOTE, a 4-letter entry. Used 151 times across 64 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MOTE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOTE answer page.
Used 151 times across 64 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 23 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.
- PARTICLE (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for MOTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOTE, most used first.
- Speck of dust - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Bit of dust - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Dust speck - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Speck - IOTA, used 93 times
- Speck - ATOM, used 39 times
- Speck of land in the sea - ISLE, used 22 times
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