Gads about
The crossword clue "Gads about" is answered by ROAMS, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. 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
ROAMS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROAMS answer page.
Used 13 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. 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.
- MEANDERS (1 uses in xd)
- TRAIPSES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROAMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROAMS, most used first.
- Wanders - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Meanders - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
- Doesn't stay put - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Gallivants - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Ranges - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Wanders about - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Wanders aimlessly - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Wanders around - 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.
- Up and about - ASTIR, used 274 times
- Scatter about - STREW, used 92 times
- Moving about - ASTIR, used 89 times
- About - CIRCA, used 73 times
- Be wild about - ADORE, used 48 times
- Bring about - CAUSE, used 43 times
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