Bristle
The crossword clue "Bristle" is answered by SETA, a 4-letter entry. Used 161 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
SETA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SETA answer page.
Used 161 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 10 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- AWN (56 uses in xd)
- ARISTA (4 uses in xd)
- SEETHE (2 uses in xd)
- CHAETA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SETA
Every other clue in this pilot answered by SETA, most used first.
- ___ good example - used 133 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
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- "Auld Lang ___" - SYNE, used 447 times
- Withered - SERE, used 400 times
- Location - SITE, used 390 times
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