Affect strongly

The answer

STIR

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STIR answer page.

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2011. It appears in 5 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.

• HIT (3 uses in xd)
• GETTO (1 uses in xd)
• SMITE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for STIR

Every other clue in this collection answered by STIR, most used first.

• Commotion - used 236 times, most recently in 2026
• Mix with a spoon - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a swizzle stick - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
• Mix - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
• Recipe direction - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
• Agitate - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
• Recipe instruction - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• Swizzle - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• To-do - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Recipe verb - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Mix up - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Show signs of life - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
• Ado - used 56 times, most recently in 2020
• Hubbub - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Ruckus - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Mix together - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Hoosegow - used 41 times, most recently in 2020
• Budge - used 36 times, most recently in 2011
• Cookbook direction - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Move - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Brouhaha - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Recipe directive - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Cooking direction - used 30 times, most recently in 2011
• Slammer - used 30 times, most recently in 2016
• Move a muscle - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Rouse - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Move slightly - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Culinary directive - used 25 times, most recently in 2017
• Use a teaspoon - used 25 times, most recently in 2015
• Fuss - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Start to wake up - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Hullabaloo - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Begin to awaken - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Recipe word - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
• Begin to wake up - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Move a bit - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Activity. - used 20 times, most recently in 2015
• Awaken - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Move emotionally - used 20 times, most recently in 2019
• Paint can direction - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Bustle - used 19 times, most recently in 2004
• Tend to the sauce - used 19 times, most recently in 2020
• Use a spoon - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ the pot - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Arouse - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Flurry. - used 16 times, most recently in 1973
• Mix things up - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Be up and about - used 15 times, most recently in 2014
• Move about - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Tend to the batter - used 15 times, most recently in 2017
• Pother - used 14 times, most recently in 2008
• Tumult - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Begin to wake - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Cup-a-Soup direction - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Kerfuffle - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Move a little - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Pokey - used 13 times, most recently in 2008
• Blend - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Paint can instruction - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• The big house - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Affect emotionally - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Cooking instruction - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• __-crazy - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Disturbance - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Mix in a bowl - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Begin to move - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Cookbook instruction - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Excite - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• Flap - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• The hoosegow - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• ___-fry - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Mix, as batter - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• The clink - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Big to-do - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Calaboose - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Foofaraw - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Get moving - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Kind of crazy? - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• The slammer - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Word with "fried" or "crazy" - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Become active - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Chef's direction - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• ___-crazy (restless) - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Mix, as cake batter - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Prepare paint - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Provoke - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Recipe step - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Roil - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Cake mix instruction - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Cookbook verb - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Excitement - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Hoo-ha - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Hoopla - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Mix, as paint - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Mix it up - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Mix with a swizzle stick - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Show signs of waking - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Start to awaken - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Tend the sauce - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• The cooler - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Uproar - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Use a wooden spoon - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Wield a swizzle stick - used 6 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.

• Strongly encourage - URGE, used 56 times
• Strongly recommend - URGE, used 42 times
• Strongly suggest - URGE, used 31 times
• Strongly advise - URGE, used 27 times
• Suggest strongly - URGE, used 24 times
• Advise strongly - URGE, used 13 times

Search the clue collection

Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.