Handy to have around
The crossword clue "Handy to have around" is answered by OFUSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2014. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OFUSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OFUSE answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2014. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for OFUSE
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- Helpful - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Handy - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Practical - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Beneficial - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Serviceable - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Worth having - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Valuable - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Functional - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Helpful to have - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Handy to have - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Has to have - NEEDS, used 111 times
- Have a feeling - SENSE, used 100 times
- Get around - EVADE, used 91 times
- Good thing to have - ASSET, used 62 times
- Around - CIRCA, used 59 times
- Have a hunch - SENSE, used 58 times
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