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Outpouring, as of words

Answer: SPATE - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Outpouring, as of words" is answered by SPATE, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.

The answer

SPATE

SPATE

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

10Times used
6Distinct years
2017Most recent year
3Publications

Used 10 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SPATE

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

  • Sudden outpouring - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
  • Outpouring - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
  • Flood - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
  • Freshet - used 25 times, most recently in 1997
  • Sudden rush - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
  • Rush - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
  • Flash flood - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
  • Flurry - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
  • Sudden burst - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
  • Sudden onrush - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
  • Torrent - used 12 times, most recently in 2011
  • Rash - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
  • Avalanche - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
  • Sudden flood - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
  • Sudden outburst - used 7 times, most recently in 2012

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