Caller's need

The answer

PHONE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PHONE answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2014. It appears in 1 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.

• DIALTONE (3 uses in xd)
• TELEPHONE (2 uses in xd)
• AREACODE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for PHONE

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

• Call up - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Call - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Conversation piece? - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Ring up - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Give a ring - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Ring - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• "E.T. ___ home" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Bell's invention - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Word with "tag" or "booth" - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Cellular device - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Give a buzz - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Place a call - used 6 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.

• Copier need - TONER, used 57 times
• Origami need - PAPER, used 46 times
• Printer need - TONER, used 41 times
• Baker's need - YEAST, used 36 times
• Ham's need - RADIO, used 30 times
• Accused's need - ALIBI, used 26 times

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