Pauper's wear

The answer

RAGS

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

Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2013. 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

Every other clue in this collection answered by RAGS, most used first.

• Cleaning cloths - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• 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
• Name for a shaggy dog. - used 13 times, most recently in 1967
• 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

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.

• Forum wear - TOGA, used 103 times
• Wear a long face - MOPE, used 56 times
• Wear well - LAST, used 43 times
• Wear out - TIRE, used 35 times
• Ballet wear - TUTU, used 33 times
• Bagpiper's wear - KILT, used 26 times

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