Seldom seen
The crossword clue "Seldom seen" is answered by RARE, a 4-letter entry. Used 155 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
RARE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RARE answer page.
Used 155 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- SCARCE (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for RARE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by RARE, most used first.
- Hard to find - used 196 times, most recently in 2026
- Uncommon - used 193 times, most recently in 2026
- Exceptional - used 157 times, most recently in 2026
- Steak order - used 127 times, most recently in 2025
- Scarce - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Very uncommon - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- ___ avis - RARA, used 650 times
- Costa ___ - RICA, used 436 times
- Depend (on) - RELY, used 417 times
- Harvest - REAP, used 415 times
- Make over - REDO, used 404 times
- Puerto ___ - RICO, used 402 times
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