Was nosy
The crossword clue "Was nosy" is answered by PRIED, a 5-letter entry. Used 21 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PRIED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PRIED answer page.
Used 21 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025. 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
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PRIEDINTO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PRIED
Every other clue in this collection answered by PRIED, most used first.
- Used a crowbar - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Snooped - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Asked nosy questions - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Got nosy - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Nosed around - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Used a lever - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
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.
- Was sore - ACHED, used 53 times
- Was concerned - CARED, used 47 times
- Be nosy - SNOOP, used 41 times
- Was out - SLEPT, used 37 times
- Was under the weather - AILED, used 31 times
- Was bold - DARED, used 30 times
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