Fret
The crossword clue "Fret" is answered by STEW, a 4-letter entry. Used 98 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STEW
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEW answer page.
Used 98 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 17 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.
- WORRY (38 uses in xd)
- REPINE (9 uses in xd)
- CHAFE (4 uses in xd)
- ABRADE (2 uses in xd)
- SWEATIT (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEW
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEW, most used first.
- Hearty dish - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- One-dish meal - used 48 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Wild guess - STAB, used 480 times
- Appear - SEEM, used 451 times
- Ooze - SEEP, used 449 times
- "Auld Lang ___" - SYNE, used 447 times
- Withered - SERE, used 400 times
- Location - SITE, used 390 times
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