For instance
The crossword clue "For instance" is answered by SAY, a 3-letter entry. Used 55 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SAY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAY answer page.
Used 55 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 13 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.
- SUCHAS (4 uses in xd)
- EG (2 uses in xd)
- AS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SAY, most used first.
- For example - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- Verbalize - used 47 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.
- For each - PER, used 391 times
- Back muscle, for short - LAT, used 189 times
- Tit for ___ - TAT, used 189 times
- "For __ a jolly good fellow..." - HES, used 155 times
- Life story, for short - BIO, used 140 times
- Verb for you - ARE, used 139 times
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