A heap
The crossword clue "A heap" is answered by SCADS, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCADS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCADS answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SCADS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCADS, most used first.
- Oodles - used 89 times, most recently in 2025
- A lot - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Lots - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
- Tons - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- A whole bunch - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Lots and lots - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- A bunch - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Loads - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- A ton - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Heaps - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Large quantity - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- In a heap - PILED, used 20 times
- Heap up - AMASS, used 12 times
- Stone heap - CAIRN, used 9 times
- Hearth heap - ASHES, used 8 times
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