Party prep

The answer

SETUP

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

Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SETUP

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

• Arrangement - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Frame - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Arrange - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Establish - used 22 times, most recently in 2020
• Play matchmaker for - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Arrange, as a blind date - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Frame job - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Organize - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Trap - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Assemble - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Preparation - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Prepare - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Arrange in advance - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Deceptive scheme - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Get ready to play - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Found. - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Play matchmaker - 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.

• Wild party - RAGER, used 51 times
• Party hearty - REVEL, used 38 times
• Party throwers - HOSTS, used 38 times
• Party givers - HOSTS, used 30 times
• Online party notice - EVITE, used 28 times
• Wedding party member - USHER, used 28 times

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