Contrite one
The crossword clue "Contrite one" is answered by RUER, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RUER
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUER answer page.
Used 31 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. 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.
- PENITENT (1 uses in xd)
- REPENTER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RUER
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUER, most used first.
- Regretful one - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
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