Prying
The crossword clue "Prying" is answered by NOSY, a 4-letter entry. Used 103 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NOSY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NOSY answer page.
Used 103 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. 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.
- NOSEY (6 uses in xd)
- NOSINESS (2 uses in xd)
- SNOOPY (2 uses in xd)
- INQUISITORIAL (1 uses in xd)
- INTRUSIVE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NOSY
Every other clue in this collection answered by NOSY, most used first.
- Inquisitive - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Prone to prying - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
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