Tear to bits
The crossword clue "Tear to bits" is answered by SHRED, a 5-letter entry. Used 34 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SHRED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHRED answer page.
Used 34 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SHRED
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHRED, most used first.
- Tatter - used 38 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.
- Love to bits - ADORE, used 66 times
- Tiny bits - IOTAS, used 59 times
- Little bits - IOTAS, used 53 times
- Bits - IOTAS, used 36 times
- Tear to shreds - RIPUP, used 33 times
- Tear-jerker - ONION, used 24 times
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