Flies off the shelves

The answer

SELLS

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SELLS answer page.

Used 20 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 12 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.

• SELLSBIG (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SELLS

Every other clue in this collection answered by SELLS, most used first.

• Hawks - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Vends - used 44 times, most recently in 2024
• Peddles - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Markets - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Auctions off - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Puts on the market - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Flies off the shelf - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Convinces - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Unloads - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Gets cash for - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Moves - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Deals in - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Offers at retail - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
• To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
• Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
• Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
• Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
• In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times

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