Formerly
The crossword clue "Formerly" is answered by ONCE, a 4-letter entry. Used 402 times across 74 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ONCE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ONCE answer page.
Used 402 times across 74 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 25 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ATONETIME (12 uses in xd)
- ONETIME (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ONCE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ONCE, most used first.
- A single time - used 296 times, most recently in 2026
- "__ upon a time..." - used 138 times, most recently in 2026
- As soon as - used 137 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Formerly, formerly - ERST, used 240 times
- Formerly, once - ERST, used 126 times
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