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Bosom buddies

Answer: PALS - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Bosom buddies" is answered by PALS, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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PALS

PALS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PALS answer page.

7Times used
6Distinct years
2021Most recent year
6Publications

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for PALS

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

  • Buddies - used 209 times, most recently in 2026
  • Buds - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
  • Chums - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
  • Cronies - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
  • Good buddies - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
  • Friends - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
  • Best buds - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
  • Close friends - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
  • Amigos - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
  • Good friends - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
  • Good buds - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
  • Sidekicks - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
  • Close associates - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
  • Compadres - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
  • Comrades - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
  • Besties - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
  • Best friends - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
  • Close group - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
  • Mates - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
  • They hang together - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
  • Fast friends - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
  • People to hang with - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
  • Playmates - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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