Developed ability
The crossword clue "Developed ability" is answered by SKILL, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SKILL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SKILL answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SKILL
Every other clue in this collection answered by SKILL, most used first.
- Expertise - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Proficiency - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Ability - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Aptitude - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Talent - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Dexterity - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Mastery - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Special ability - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Developed - AROSE, used 17 times
- Useful ability - ASSET, used 13 times
- Natural ability - KNACK, used 8 times
- Fully developed - ADULT, used 7 times
- Natural ability - FLAIR, used 7 times
- Had the ability to - COULD, used 6 times
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