Worked like Rumpelstiltskin
The crossword clue "Worked like Rumpelstiltskin" is answered by SPUN, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPUN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPUN answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SPUN
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPUN, most used first.
- Whirled - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Twirled - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Like cotton candy - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Rotated - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Took turns - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Made a web - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Told, as a tale - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Twirled (around) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Woven - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
- Gyrated - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Took a turn on "Wheel of Fortune" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Went around in circles - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Whirled around - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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