Eyelid problem
The crossword clue "Eyelid problem" is answered by STYE, a 4-letter entry. Used 78 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
STYE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STYE answer page.
Used 78 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 18 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- PTOSIS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STYE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by STYE, most used first.
- Eyelid woe - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
- Eye sore - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
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