Spread apart, as fingers
The crossword clue "Spread apart, as fingers" is answered by SPLAY, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SPLAY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPLAY answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SPLAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPLAY, most used first.
- Spread out - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Spread apart - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Expand - used 7 times, most recently in 2001
- Spread awkwardly - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Spread out, as fingers - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Spread outward - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Turn outward - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- "Fingers crossed!" - IHOPE, used 84 times
- Tears apart - RENDS, used 58 times
- Crossed one's fingers - HOPED, used 39 times
- Garlicky spread - AIOLI, used 38 times
- Spread around - STREW, used 22 times
- Like some trigger fingers - ITCHY, used 15 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.