Generic pooch name
The crossword clue "Generic pooch name" is answered by ROVER, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. 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
ROVER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROVER answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. 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 ROVER
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROVER, most used first.
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- Wanderer - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Mars explorer - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Fido's friend - used 21 times, most recently in 2015
- Generic dog name - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Stereotypical dog name - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Fido's pal - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Name for a dog - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
- Friend of Fido - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Vagabond - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Lunar vehicle - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Mars vehicle - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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