Dentist's directive
The crossword clue "Dentist's directive" is answered by RINSE, a 5-letter entry. Used 41 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RINSE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RINSE answer page.
Used 41 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 14 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.
- FLOSS (19 uses in xd)
- OPENWIDE (7 uses in xd)
- WIDER (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for RINSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by RINSE, most used first.
- Washer cycle - used 165 times, most recently in 2026
- Dishwasher cycle - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Washing machine cycle - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Wash cycle - used 34 times, most recently in 2022
- Lather, ___, repeat - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Wash out. - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Dentist's request - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Wash lightly - used 27 times, most recently in 2016
- Dentist's direction - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Laundry cycle - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Wash off - used 23 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.
- Dentist's tool - DRILL, used 22 times
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