Uncommon
The crossword clue "Uncommon" is answered by SCARCE, a 6-letter entry. Used 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCARCE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCARCE answer page.
Used 21 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1957. 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.
- RECHERCHE (2 uses in xd)
- INFREQUENT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCARCE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCARCE, most used first.
- 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
- Rare - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Hard to come by - used 12 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.
- Most uncommon - RAREST, used 33 times
- Uncommon thing - RARITY, used 13 times
- Uncommon occurrence - RARITY, used 7 times
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