Fifth wheel
The crossword clue "Fifth wheel" is answered by SPARE, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPARE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPARE answer page.
Used 24 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 10 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.
- SPARETIRE (6 uses in xd)
- ODDMANOUT (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPARE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPARE, most used first.
- Extra - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Tire in the trunk - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Extra tire - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Left over - used 22 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.
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Water wheel - NORIA, used 72 times
- The fifth element - BORON, used 41 times
- Took the wheel - DROVE, used 37 times
- Wheel spokes - RADII, used 30 times
- Wheel connectors - AXLES, used 26 times
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