Hits hard
The crossword clue "Hits hard" is answered by SMITES, a 6-letter entry. Used 24 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SMITES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMITES answer page.
Used 24 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1951. 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.
- BELTS (10 uses in xd)
- PASTES (8 uses in xd)
- SLUGS (5 uses in xd)
- SWATS (5 uses in xd)
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.
- Hard to find - SCARCE, used 44 times
- Try hard - STRIVE, used 42 times
- Tried hard - STROVE, used 33 times
- Hard - STEELY, used 23 times
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