Poetry contest
The crossword clue "Poetry contest" is answered by SLAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SLAM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLAM answer page.
Used 21 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SLAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLAM, most used first.
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- Criticize harshly - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Close with a bang - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Close noisily - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Poetry competition - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Bridge feat - used 34 times, most recently in 2021
- Close angrily - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
- Shut forcefully - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Bridge term. - used 25 times, most recently in 2006
- Bridge bid - used 24 times, most recently in 1995
- Criticize severely - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Close loudly - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Pound of poetry - EZRA, used 110 times
- Black, in poetry - EBON, used 62 times
- Speed contest - RACE, used 58 times
- Heroic poetry - EPOS, used 40 times
- Greek contest - AGON, used 30 times
- Contest - RACE, used 22 times
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