Excites
The crossword clue "Excites" is answered by STIRS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STIRS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STIRS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 2 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.
- FIRESUP (5 uses in xd)
- THRILLS (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for STIRS
Every other clue in this collection answered by STIRS, most used first.
- Mixes up - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Mixes - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Uses a swizzle stick - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Mixes with a spoon - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Agitates - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Moves - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Starts to wake - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Awakens - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- Begins to wake - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Swizzles - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Budges - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Commotions - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Rouses - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Ruins 007's martini? - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- To-dos - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Uses a spoon - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Affects emotionally - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Begins to awaken - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Moves a bit - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Moves a muscle - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Tends to the sauce - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
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.
- Excites - SENDS, used 6 times
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