Breaks a commandment
The crossword clue "Breaks a commandment" is answered by STEALS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STEALS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEALS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 3 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.
- COVETS (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEALS
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEALS, most used first.
- Pilfers - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Purloins - used 19 times, most recently in 2017
- Swipes - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Great bargains - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Incredible bargains - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Filches - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Real bargains - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Takes a five-finger discount - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Takes the wrong way? - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Breaks up - ENDSIT, used 19 times
- Breaks off - CEASES, used 10 times
- Breaks off - SEVERS, used 9 times
- Breaks out - ERUPTS, used 9 times
- Commandment breaker - SINNER, used 8 times
- Breaks things off - ENDSIT, used 7 times
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