Mate

The answer

PAL

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

Used 24 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 9 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.

• SPOUSE (22 uses in xd)
• CHAP (9 uses in xd)
• BRO (5 uses in xd)
• WIFE (4 uses in xd)
• COMPANION (2 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
• Friend - used 114 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

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.

• Ram's mate - EWE, used 276 times
• Buck's mate - DOE, used 181 times
• Neither mate - NOR, used 122 times
• Ewe's mate - RAM, used 114 times
• Boar's mate - SOW, used 94 times
• Rooster's mate - HEN, used 78 times

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