Beat
The crossword clue "Beat" is answered by PULSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 29 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PULSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PULSE answer page.
Used 29 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PULSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by PULSE, most used first.
- Sign of life - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Throb - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Heartbeat - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Vital sign - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- "Beat it!" - SCRAM, used 186 times
- Beat - TEMPO, used 43 times
- Usher's beat - AISLE, used 43 times
- Beat - THROB, used 38 times
- Barely beat - EDGED, used 29 times
- Beat - TIRED, used 21 times
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