Hit the hay

The answer

RETIRE

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RETIRE answer page.

Used 17 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 11 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.

• SLEEP (14 uses in xd)
• CRASH (4 uses in xd)
• SLEPT (4 uses in xd)
• TURNIN (4 uses in xd)
• GOTOBED (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for RETIRE

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

• Stop working - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Go to bed - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Call it a day - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Withdraw. - used 20 times, most recently in 2006
• Hit the sack - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Turn in - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Call it a night - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Call it a career - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Hang it up - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Call it quits - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Hang it up, so to speak - used 6 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.

• In the thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
• Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
• On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
• On the go - ACTIVE, used 73 times
• Capital of the Bahamas - NASSAU, used 64 times
• City on the Rio Grande - LAREDO, used 64 times

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