Sorry sort
The crossword clue "Sorry sort" is answered by RUER, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022. It appears in 11 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 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022. It appears in 11 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.
- SADCASE (3 uses in xd)
- APOLOGY (1 uses in xd)
- PITIER (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
- Contrite one - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Remorseful one - used 26 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Feel sorry for - PITY, used 89 times
- "Sorry to say . . ." - ALAS, used 84 times
- Sort - TYPE, used 64 times
- Manipulative sort - USER, used 57 times
- Active sort - DOER, used 43 times
- Uppity sort - SNOB, used 33 times
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