Lesions

The answer

SORES

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SORES answer page.

Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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• WOUNDS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SORES

Every other clue in this collection answered by SORES, most used first.

• Tender spots - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
• Sensitive spots - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Painful spots - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Tender areas - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Achy spots - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Painful places - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Saddle or bed woes - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Results of chafing - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Wounds - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Sensitive skin spots - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Salve targets - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Tender places - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• With "eye," public blights - used 6 times, most recently in 2015

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.

• Take care of - SEETO, used 337 times
• Cubic meter - STERE, used 273 times
• Frighten - SCARE, used 195 times
• Trap - SNARE, used 192 times
• Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
• Place - STEAD, used 187 times

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