Encounter
The crossword clue "Encounter" is answered by RUNIN, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RUNIN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUNIN answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 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.
- MEETING (5 uses in xd)
- COMEUPON (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for RUNIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUNIN, most used first.
- Altercation - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Quarrel - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Confrontation - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
- Arrest - used 17 times, most recently in 2015
- Argument - used 14 times, most recently in 2014
- Unpleasant encounter - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Brush with the law - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Encounter with the law - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Take downtown - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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- Kingdom - REALM, used 179 times
- Brings up - REARS, used 173 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
- Washer cycle - RINSE, used 165 times
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