Riches' opposite

The answer

RAGS

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

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 5 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
• 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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• Neatnik's opposite - SLOB, used 52 times
• Opposite of pro- - ANTI, used 41 times
• Pro's opposite - ANTI, used 40 times
• Opposite of fem. - MASC, used 39 times

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