Express contempt
The crossword clue "Express contempt" is answered by SCOFF, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCOFF
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCOFF answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SCOFF
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCOFF, most used first.
- Jeer - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Mock - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Deride - used 10 times, most recently in 2002
- Sneer (at) - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Speak derisively - used 6 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.
- Look of contempt - SNEER, used 78 times
- Express gratitude to - THANK, used 49 times
- Express a view - OPINE, used 45 times
- Contempt - SCORN, used 39 times
- Treat with contempt - SCORN, used 34 times
- Show contempt - SNEER, used 31 times
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