Big break
The crossword clue "Big break" is answered by SCHISM, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCHISM
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCHISM answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SCHISM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCHISM, most used first.
- Rift - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Split - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Religious rift - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Division - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Disunion - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Division into factions - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Religious split - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- School break - RECESS, used 40 times
- Big name in small planes - CESSNA, used 39 times
- Break away - SECEDE, used 37 times
- Took a break - RESTED, used 35 times
- Afternoon break - SIESTA, used 32 times
- "Fighting" Big Ten team - ILLINI, used 30 times
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