Was frugal
The crossword clue "Was frugal" is answered by SAVED, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SAVED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAVED answer page.
Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 5 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.
- STINTED (4 uses in xd)
- SCRIMPED (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for SAVED
Every other clue in this collection answered by SAVED, most used first.
- Rescued - used 46 times, most recently in 2024
- Socked away - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Put away - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Kept for later - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ by the bell!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Redeemed - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Backed up - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Economized - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Preserved - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Was sore - ACHED, used 53 times
- Was concerned - CARED, used 47 times
- Was out - SLEPT, used 37 times
- Be frugal - STINT, used 35 times
- Was under the weather - AILED, used 31 times
- Was bold - DARED, used 30 times
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