Bumps
The crossword clue "Bumps" is answered by NODES, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
NODES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NODES answer page.
Used 19 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. 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.
- NOBS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NODES
Every other clue in this collection answered by NODES, most used first.
- Protuberances - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
- Junction points - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Network points - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Connection points - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Central points - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Knots - used 12 times, most recently in 2005
- Stem joints - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Swellings - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
- Connecting points - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Lymph ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Network connections - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Intersection points - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Lymphatic system parts - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Network junctions - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Botanical joints - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Bumps on a log - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Centering points - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
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.
- Causing goose bumps - EERIE, used 27 times
- Bumps into - MEETS, used 18 times
- Bumps in the road - SNAGS, used 7 times
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