"Here's an idea ..."

The answer

SAY

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

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2007. 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.

• SAYNOW (1 uses in xd)
• STAY (1 uses in xd)
• TRYTHIS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SAY

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

• Utter - used 258 times, most recently in 2026
• For example - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
• Put into words - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
• For instance - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Verbalize - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Declare - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• "By the way ..." - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Pronounce - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• "Come to think of it ..." - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• Articulate - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• State - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Opinion - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• Two cents' worth - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Express - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Speak - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Authority - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Come out with - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Vocalize - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Two cents worth - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
• "You don't ___!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Chance to speak - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Recite - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Utter aloud - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Approximately - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Blurt out - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "O __, can you see . . ." - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Remark - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Utter out loud - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ cheese!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Give voice to - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• "Here's a thought ..." - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Perhaps - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Second word of "The Star-Spangled Banner" - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Surprised exclamation. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
• "___ what?" - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Enunciate - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• "___ it ain't so!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• "Needless to __ . . ." - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Right to decide - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Right to speak. - used 6 times, most recently in 2004

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.

• "What's the big idea?!" - HEY, used 27 times
• "... you get the idea" - ETC, used 20 times
• Texter's "Here's what I think" - IMO, used 19 times
• "... you get the idea": Abbr. - ETC, used 19 times
• "___ got an idea" - IVE, used 16 times
• "Bad idea" - NAH, used 13 times

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