Soft ball
The crossword clue "Soft ball" is answered by NERF, a 4-letter entry. Used 48 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NERF
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NERF answer page.
Used 48 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 18 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.
- YARN (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for NERF
Every other clue in this collection answered by NERF, most used first.
- Soft ball brand - used 45 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.
- Soft mineral - TALC, used 260 times
- Soft cheese - BRIE, used 173 times
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- Soft French cheese - BRIE, used 84 times
- Drops the ball - ERRS, used 69 times
- Crystal ball gazer - SEER, used 66 times
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