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REAR

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

Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for REAR

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

• Bring up - used 387 times, most recently in 2026
• Back - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Caboose - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Raise - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Backside - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Stern - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Keister - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Tail end - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Back end - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Hindmost - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Hitchcock's "___ Window" - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Caboose's place - used 34 times, most recently in 2024
• Nurture - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of admiral - used 30 times, most recently in 2016
• Behind - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Parent - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• Bring up, as children - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Fanny - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Tush - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Erect - used 21 times, most recently in 1995
• Raise, as kids - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Posterior - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• __ admiral - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Rise high. - used 18 times, most recently in 2014
• __-view mirror - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Bring up, as kids - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Caboose's position - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Duff - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Foster - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Raise, as children - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Back part - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Bum - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Aft - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Build. - used 13 times, most recently in 2007
• Caboose's spot - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Front's opposite - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Raise, as a child - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Booty - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Derriere - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Hindquarters - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• "___ Window" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Bottom - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Construct. - used 11 times, most recently in 1993
• Back of the pack - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Caboose setting - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Kind of guard - used 10 times, most recently in 1996
• Rise up - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Back area - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Opposite of the van. - used 9 times, most recently in 1981
• Opposite of van. - used 9 times, most recently in 1988
• Aft area - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Area away from the battle - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Bring up the ___. - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Caboose locale - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Type of admiral - used 8 times, most recently in 2005
• __-view mirror (windshield attachment) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ Window" (classic Hitchcock film) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Bring up, as a child - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Bring up, or something to bring up - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Bring up the __ (be last) - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Caboose's location - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Something to bring up - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Admiral type - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Bring to maturity - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Bringing up the ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Butt - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Caboose position - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Paddler's target - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Rise up on the hind legs - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Stand on hind legs - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Straggler's place - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Target of a swift kick - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• What a frightened horse may do - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• What a spooked horse may do - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• "___ Window" (Hitchcock film) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Back talk - SASS, used 334 times
• Back of the neck - NAPE, used 264 times
• Church section - APSE, used 206 times
• Talk back to - SASS, used 156 times
• Theater section - LOGE, used 151 times
• Window section - PANE, used 123 times

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