Observed

The answer

SAW

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAW answer page.

Used 36 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 14 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.

• SEEN (239 uses in xd)
• EYED (59 uses in xd)
• NOTED (20 uses in xd)
• BEHELD (11 uses in xd)
• NOTICED (4 uses in xd)

Other clues for SAW

Every other clue in this collection answered by SAW, most used first.

• Witnessed - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Tool with teeth - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Adage - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• Spotted - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• Cutting tool - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Toothed tool - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Carpenter's tool - used 32 times, most recently in 2024
• Shop tool - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Maxim - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
• Carpentry tool - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Noticed - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Proverb - used 22 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• ___ Lanka - SRI, used 1,299 times
• Sault ___ Marie - STE, used 662 times
• Droop - SAG, used 584 times
• ___ Paulo - SAO, used 510 times
• ___ Paulo, Brazil - SAO, used 496 times
• Take to court - SUE, used 466 times

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