Supplication
The crossword clue "Supplication" is answered by PLEA, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PLEA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLEA answer page.
Used 30 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 11 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.
- ENTREATY (6 uses in xd)
- PRAYER (4 uses in xd)
- ENTREATMENT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PLEA
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLEA, most used first.
- Entreaty - used 282 times, most recently in 2026
- "Not guilty," for one - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
- Urgent request - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- "Not guilty," e.g. - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Earnest request - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- "Guilty" or "Not guilty" - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
- Appeal - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Desperate request - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Emotional request - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Nolo contendere, e.g. - used 33 times, most recently in 2019
- __ bargain - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Heartfelt request - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Tearful request - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
- Court statement - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Request - used 24 times, most recently in 2016
- Type of bargain - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- "Guilty," e.g. - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- "Not guilty," for example - used 21 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.
- Nuisance - PEST, used 336 times
- "Hey, you!" - PSST, used 325 times
- Equal - PEER, used 256 times
- Saucy - PERT, used 233 times
- "Hey, over here!" - PSST, used 232 times
- Ballet bend - PLIE, used 224 times
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