___ to (should)
The crossword clue "___ to (should)" is answered by OUGHT, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 6 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 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- Should - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Word of obligation - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- "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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