Essence
The crossword clue "Essence" is answered by PITH, a 4-letter entry. Used 58 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PITH
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PITH answer page.
Used 58 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for PITH
Every other clue in this collection answered by PITH, most used first.
- Essential part - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
- Core - used 22 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.
- Essence - GIST, used 105 times
- "Time ___ the essence" - ISOF, used 45 times
- Essence - CORE, used 40 times
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