Hard to come by
The crossword clue "Hard to come by" is answered by SCARCE, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SCARCE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCARCE answer page.
Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SCARCE
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- Hard to find - used 44 times, most recently in 2023
- Few and far between - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- In short supply - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Uncommon - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Rare - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Like hen's teeth - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
- Hard to get - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Infrequent - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Seldom seen - used 6 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.
- Come out - EMERGE, used 130 times
- Come into view - EMERGE, used 122 times
- Come forth - EMERGE, used 82 times
- Come to - AWAKEN, used 45 times
- Try hard - STRIVE, used 42 times
- Come into view - APPEAR, used 40 times
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