Short distance
The crossword clue "Short distance" is answered by STEP, a 4-letter entry. Used 100 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STEP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEP answer page.
Used 100 times across 59 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 9 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.
- STONESTHROW (14 uses in xd)
- INCH (8 uses in xd)
- HOPSKIPANDAJUMP (4 uses in xd)
- ARMSLENGTH (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEP
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEP, most used first.
- Dance move - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
- Part of a process - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Ladder rung - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Staircase part - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Dance unit - used 50 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.
- At a distance - AFAR, used 294 times
- In the distance - AFAR, used 181 times
- Short skirt - MINI, used 149 times
- Off in the distance - AFAR, used 130 times
- Get ready, for short - PREP, used 123 times
- From a distance - AFAR, used 117 times
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