Go off the path

The answer

STRAY

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

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for STRAY

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

• Wander off - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Wander - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Alley cat - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Digress - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Go off course - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Wander off course - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Get sidetracked - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Wander away - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Leave the path - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Maverick - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• Wander off the path - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Alley cat, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Deviate - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Go off the trail - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Homeless animal - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Lost dog. - used 6 times, most recently in 2007

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
• Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
• Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
• In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times

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