Should
The crossword clue "Should" is answered by OUGHT, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OUGHT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OUGHT answer page.
Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 8 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- OUGHTTO (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for OUGHT
Every other clue in this collection answered by OUGHT, most used first.
- Should, with "to" - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
- "You ___ to know better!" - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Word of obligation - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- ___ to (should) - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- "You ___ to be in pictures" - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Should the need ___ - ARISE, used 14 times
- Should have said - MEANT, used 12 times
- "Why should ___?" - ICARE, used 11 times
- What sentence components should do - AGREE, used 6 times
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