Basic food item
The crossword clue "Basic food item" is answered by STAPLE, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 2001. 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
STAPLE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAPLE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for STAPLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by STAPLE, most used first.
- Paper fastener - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Paper clip alternative - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Basic need - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Alternative to a paper clip - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Basic commodity - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Mainstay - used 7 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.
- Menu item - ENTREE, used 28 times
- Search for food - FORAGE, used 18 times
- Basic beliefs - TENETS, used 15 times
- First-aid item - IODINE, used 15 times
- Food merchant - GROCER, used 14 times
- Go without food - STARVE, used 14 times
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