Run, as a machine
The crossword clue "Run, as a machine" is answered by OPERATE, a 7-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OPERATE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPERATE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OPERATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by OPERATE, most used first.
- Run - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
- Manage - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Function - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Work - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
- Perform surgery - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Do business - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Do surgery - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Use - 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.
- Run-of-the-mill - AVERAGE, used 13 times
- One on the run - ESCAPEE, used 11 times
- Machine gun sound - RATATAT, used 10 times
- Microscopic machine - NANOBOT, used 10 times
- More run-down - SEEDIER, used 10 times
- Sewing machine part - TREADLE, used 8 times
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