Took the wrong way?

The answer

STOLE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STOLE answer page.

Used 26 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 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.

• RESENTED (3 uses in xd)
• LEDASTRAY (1 uses in xd)
• LIFTED (1 uses in xd)
• MISLED (1 uses in xd)
• ROBBED (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for STOLE

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

• Pilfered - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Ripped off - used 38 times, most recently in 2024
• Lifted - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Purloined - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Swiped - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Took illegally - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Wrap - used 26 times, most recently in 2022
• Fur piece - used 25 times, most recently in 2013
• Shoplifted - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Filched - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Made off with - used 22 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
• To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
• Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
• In any way - ATALL, used 185 times
• Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
• In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 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.