Suitable
The crossword clue "Suitable" is answered by PROPER, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PROPER
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PROPER answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PROPER
Every other clue in this collection answered by PROPER, most used first.
- Decorous - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
- Fitting - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Following etiquette - used 7 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.
- Makes suitable - ADAPTS, used 13 times
- Suitable for farming - ARABLE, used 12 times
- Suitable for evening wear - DRESSY, used 7 times
- Not suitable for kids - RRATED, used 6 times
- Suitable - SEEMLY, used 6 times
- Suitable for marriage - NUBILE, used 6 times
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