Hit from behind
The crossword clue "Hit from behind" is answered by REAREND, a 7-letter entry. Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
REAREND
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REAREND answer page.
Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 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.
- REARENDED (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for REAREND
Every other clue in this collection answered by REAREND, most used first.
- Bump from behind - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Spring (from) - EMANATE, used 21 times
- Surprise hit - SLEEPER, used 20 times
- Take away (from) - DETRACT, used 18 times
- 1962 Paul Anka hit - ESOBESO, used 15 times
- Flow (from) - EMANATE, used 15 times
- From head to foot - CAPAPIE, used 14 times
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