Draconian

The answer

SEVERE

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEVERE answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 4 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.

• HARSH (23 uses in xd)
• STERN (8 uses in xd)
• CRUEL (6 uses in xd)
• RIGID (1 uses in xd)
• STRICT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SEVERE

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

• Harsh - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Extreme - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Stringent - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Grave - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Acute - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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.

• Sound system - STEREO, used 155 times
• Peaceful - SERENE, used 139 times
• Layers - STRATA, used 129 times
• Tranquil - SERENE, used 129 times
• Emphasize - STRESS, used 128 times
• Comfort - SOLACE, used 113 times

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