Work
The crossword clue "Work" is answered by OPERATE, a 7-letter entry. Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OPERATE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OPERATE answer page.
Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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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
- 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
- Run, as a machine - used 6 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.
- Bodies of work - OEUVRES, used 12 times
- Do museum work - RESTORE, used 12 times
- Bach work - CANTATA, used 9 times
- Bach work - CHORALE, used 8 times
- Gofer's work - ERRANDS, used 8 times
- Put to work - UTILIZE, used 8 times
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