You might take it lying down

The answer

PILL

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

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2010; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 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.

• ANALYSIS (2 uses in xd)
• NAP (2 uses in xd)
• REST (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for PILL

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

• Tablet - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Aspirin unit - used 19 times, most recently in 2017
• Aspirin tablet - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Pharmacy unit - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Dosage unit - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Medicinal tablet - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Bolus - used 9 times, most recently in 1996
• "Jagged Little ___" (Alanis Morissette album) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Sourpuss - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Unpleasant person - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Capsule - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• It may be hard to swallow - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Vitamin unit - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• "Hey, you!" - PSST, used 325 times
• Take a break - REST, used 268 times
• Take five - REST, used 265 times
• "You said it!" - AMEN, used 257 times
• Touched down - ALIT, used 243 times
• Take a breather - REST, used 230 times

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