Close by
The crossword clue "Close by" is answered by NIGH, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NIGH
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NIGH answer page.
Used 23 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 10 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.
- NOTFAR (6 uses in xd)
- HANDY (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for NIGH
Every other clue in this collection answered by NIGH, most used first.
- At hand - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Close at hand - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Approaching - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Near - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Close by - NEAR, used 299 times
- Close - NEAR, used 263 times
- Close - SHUT, used 154 times
- "That was close!" - PHEW, used 117 times
- Comes to a close - ENDS, used 97 times
- Close to - NEAR, used 89 times
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