Back of the neck
The crossword clue "Back of the neck" is answered by NAPE, a 4-letter entry. Used 264 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 40 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
NAPE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NAPE answer page.
Used 264 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 40 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- SCRUFF (9 uses in xd)
- NUQUE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NAPE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by NAPE, most used first.
- Scruff - used 202 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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
- Back talk - SASS, used 334 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
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