Type of missile
The crossword clue "Type of missile" is answered by SCUD, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCUD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCUD answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 2 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.
- CLOSERANGE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCUD
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCUD, most used first.
- Gulf War missile - used 130 times, most recently in 2025
- Desert Storm missile - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
- Move swiftly. - used 13 times, most recently in 2002
- Missile type - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Move quickly, as clouds - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Run before the wind. - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
- Gust of wind - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Missile - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Run before a gale. - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
- Gulf War weapon - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Iraqi missile - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Mideast missile - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- Tide type - NEAP, used 272 times
- Terrier type - SKYE, used 107 times
- Pub missile - DART, used 96 times
- Type of tide - NEAP, used 81 times
- Missile shelter - SILO, used 77 times
- Carpet type - SHAG, used 75 times
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