Mass transit option

The answer

RAIL

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

Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• BUS (12 uses in xd)
• METRO (6 uses in xd)
• LIGHTRAIL (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for RAIL

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

• Banister - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Bar - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Marsh bird - used 50 times, most recently in 2017
• Train track - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Commuting option - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Wading bird - used 37 times, most recently in 2007
• Racetrack fence - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
• Fence. - used 23 times, most recently in 2002
• Racetrack boundary - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Train travel - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Track part - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Train track part - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Complain bitterly - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Commuter line - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Commuter's option - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Symbol of thinness - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Epitome of thinness - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Fence piece - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Metal bar - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• One way to travel - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Transportation mode - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
• Fence part - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Air alternative - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Bird. - used 10 times, most recently in 1968
• Commuter option - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Track - used 10 times, most recently in 2002
• Amtrak track - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Complain - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Fulminate - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Shore bird - used 8 times, most recently in 1997
• Skate park fixture - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Sora - used 8 times, most recently in 2001
• Balustrade - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Bannister - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Guard on the deck - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Inveigh - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Shipping choice - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Transportation option - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Travel option - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Balcony feature - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Billiards cushion - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Bus alternative - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Fencing piece - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Inveigh (against) - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Racetrack border - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Stair climber's aid - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Vituperate - used 6 times, most recently in 2016

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• Shapeless mass - BLOB, used 70 times
• Amorphous mass - BLOB, used 50 times
• Large land mass - ASIA, used 34 times
• Amorphous mass - GLOB, used 33 times
• Ice mass - BERG, used 32 times
• "Wheel of Fortune" option - SPIN, used 32 times

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