Pitiful
The crossword clue "Pitiful" is answered by SORRY, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SORRY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SORRY answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 2 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.
- HEARTRENDING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SORRY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SORRY, most used first.
- "My bad" - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- "My apologies" - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Contrite - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Regretful - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Rueful - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
- "My humble apologies!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Word of apology - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Classic board game - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- "I apologize" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- "My fault!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- "Pardon me!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
- Popular board game - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- "My mistake!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Repentant - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Classic Parker Brothers game - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- "Oops!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Wretched - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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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