Friend

The answer

PAL

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PAL answer page.

Used 114 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 24 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.

• ALLY (96 uses in xd)
• AMIGO (20 uses in xd)
• ORFOE (15 uses in xd)
• AMI (11 uses in xd)
• CHUM (6 uses in xd)

Other clues for PAL

Every other clue in this collection answered by PAL, most used first.

• Buddy - used 559 times, most recently in 2026
• Chum - used 453 times, most recently in 2026
• Bud - used 234 times, most recently in 2026
• Crony - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
• Good buddy - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
• Amigo - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• Sidekick - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Good friend - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Close friend - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Compadre - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Joey" - used 33 times, most recently in 2008
• Comrade - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• One to hang with - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• Mate - used 24 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• French friend - AMI, used 311 times
• Harry's friend - RON, used 45 times
• Friend, in France - AMI, used 44 times
• Friend of Fidel - CHE, used 43 times
• Frodo's friend - SAM, used 43 times
• Brest friend - AMI, used 39 times

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