Purpose
The crossword clue "Purpose" is answered by SAKE, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SAKE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAKE answer page.
Used 24 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SAKE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SAKE, most used first.
- Benefit - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- "For Pete's __!" - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Rice wine - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- "For heaven's ___!" - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Sushi bar drink - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- "Oh, for Pete's __!" - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- "For goodness' ___!" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Japanese rice wine - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Without purpose - IDLY, used 56 times
- Finds a purpose for - USES, used 34 times
- Two-purpose - DUAL, used 33 times
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