Be of use
The crossword clue "Be of use" is answered by SERVE, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SERVE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SERVE answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 3 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.
- SERVEAPURPOSE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SERVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SERVE, most used first.
- Wait on - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Start a set - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Start a tennis game - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Start a tennis match - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Begin a tennis game - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Act the waiter - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Do a waiter's job - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Do some waiting - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Tennis term. - used 9 times, most recently in 1996
- Dish up - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Start a match - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Start a volleyball game - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Suffice - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Badminton opener - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Begin a tennis match - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Start a volley - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Be of use - AVAIL, used 176 times
- Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
- Be of use to - AVAIL, used 79 times
- Use - AVAIL, used 55 times
- Use a broom - SWEEP, used 46 times
- Use a loom - WEAVE, used 41 times
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