Be footloose
The crossword clue "Be footloose" is answered by ROVE, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ROVE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROVE answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ROVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROVE, most used first.
- Wander - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
- Wander about - used 57 times, most recently in 2025
- Gad about - used 44 times, most recently in 2022
- Wander around - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Meander - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Ramble - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Peregrinate - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Be nomadic - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Wander aimlessly - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Go here and there - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Go hither and yon - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
- Go from pillar to post - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
- Range - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Knock about - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Wander far and wide - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Gallivant - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Traverse - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Gad - used 9 times, most recently in 1995
- Travel randomly - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Act the nomad - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Emulate nomads - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Stray - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Divagate - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
- Get around - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Roam - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Spatiate - used 7 times, most recently in 1987
- Drift - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Go far and wide - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Yield to wanderlust - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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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.
- Singer of "Footloose" - LORI, used 13 times
- Actress Singer of "Footloose" - LORI, used 8 times
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