Name for a shaggy dog.

The answer

RAGS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAGS answer page.

Used 13 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 1967; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for RAGS

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• Tatters - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ to riches - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Dustcloths - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• From ___ to riches - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Alger's "before" - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Tattered attire - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Dipstick wipers - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Car wash supply - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Tattered clothing - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Tattered cloths - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Riches' opposite - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Pre-riches state - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Tattered threads - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Car wash supplies - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Hobo attire - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Lively piano tunes - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Pauper's wear - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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