Iron man?

The answer

ROBOT

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROBOT answer page.

Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 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.

• CADDIE (3 uses in xd)
• IAM (2 uses in xd)
• PRESSER (2 uses in xd)
• BLACKSMITH (1 uses in xd)
• BRANDER (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ROBOT

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

• Automaton - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Mechanical man - used 39 times, most recently in 2017
• Man of steel? - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Metal man - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Mechanical worker - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Assembly-line worker - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Android - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• "Lost in Space" character - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Mechanical being - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Metal worker? - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Sci-fi character - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Unpaid factory worker - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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.

• Man of morals - AESOP, used 110 times
• Man of La Mancha - SENOR, used 70 times
• Iron - PRESS, used 60 times
• Man of many words - ROGET, used 58 times
• Iron output - STEAM, used 51 times
• Iron alloy - STEEL, used 47 times

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