Severity
The crossword clue "Severity" is answered by RIGOR, a 5-letter entry. Used 111 times across 51 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1929. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
RIGOR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIGOR answer page.
Used 111 times across 51 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1929. It appears in 18 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.
- HARDNESS (2 uses in xd)
- HARSHNESS (2 uses in xd)
- ACUTENESS (1 uses in xd)
- RIGORS (1 uses in xd)
- SHARPNESS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RIGOR
Every other clue in this pilot answered by RIGOR, most used first.
- Strictness - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
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