Wish otherwise
The crossword clue "Wish otherwise" is answered by RUE, a 3-letter entry. Used 32 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RUE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUE answer page.
Used 32 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 10 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.
- HOPENOT (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for RUE
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUE, most used first.
- Regret - used 607 times, most recently in 2026
- Wish undone - used 231 times, most recently in 2026
- Feel bad about - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Feel sorry about - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Actress McClanahan - used 44 times, most recently in 2024
- Regret bitterly - used 40 times, most recently in 2019
- Have regrets about - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Paris street - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Feel remorse over - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Wish one hadn't - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
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- Go bad - ROT, used 373 times
- Caviar - ROE, used 314 times
- ___ Tin Tin - RIN, used 312 times
- ___ Speedwagon - REO, used 303 times
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