Show the ropes to
The crossword clue "Show the ropes to" is answered by ORIENT, a 6-letter entry. Used 21 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ORIENT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ORIENT answer page.
Used 21 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ORIENT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ORIENT, most used first.
- Set straight - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Point in the right direction - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Familiarize - used 31 times, most recently in 2022
- "Murder on the ___ Express" - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
- East - used 25 times, most recently in 2019
- Get situated - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Set right - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Situate - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Get one's bearings - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Far East - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- The East - used 10 times, most recently in 2005
- Position - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Turn in the right direction - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Provide bearings - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
- Show the ropes - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Familiarize (oneself) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Familiarize with new surroundings - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
- Accustom - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
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.
- In the thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Show up - ARRIVE, used 83 times
- Show up - APPEAR, used 79 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
- On the go - ACTIVE, used 73 times
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