Eye problem
The crossword clue "Eye problem" is answered by STYE, a 4-letter entry. Used 81 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STYE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STYE answer page.
Used 81 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. 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.
- IRITIS (3 uses in xd)
- CATARACT (1 uses in xd)
- MYOPIA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STYE
Every other clue in this collection answered by STYE, most used first.
- Eyelid woe - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
- Eye sore - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Eyelid problem - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Eye affliction - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Eyelid affliction - used 52 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.
- Eye layer - UVEA, used 137 times
- Eye drop - TEAR, used 135 times
- Faucet problem - DRIP, used 109 times
- Colored part of the eye - IRIS, used 87 times
- Shoelace problem - KNOT, used 81 times
- Unforeseen problem - SNAG, used 81 times
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