Beget
The crossword clue "Beget" is answered by SIRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 127 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
SIRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SIRE answer page.
Used 127 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 16 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.
- SPAWN (6 uses in xd)
- PROCREATE (3 uses in xd)
- ENGENDER (2 uses in xd)
- GENERATE (2 uses in xd)
- HAVE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SIRE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by SIRE, most used first.
- Royal address - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
- Kingly address - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Wild guess - STAB, used 480 times
- Appear - SEEM, used 451 times
- Ooze - SEEP, used 449 times
- "Auld Lang ___" - SYNE, used 447 times
- Withered - SERE, used 400 times
- Location - SITE, used 390 times
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