Tense
The crossword clue "Tense" is answered by TAUT, a 4-letter entry. Used 43 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TAUT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAUT answer page.
Used 43 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 9 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.
- UPTIGHT (6 uses in xd)
- KEYEDUP (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for TAUT
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAUT, most used first.
- Lacking slack - used 126 times, most recently in 2026
- Stretched tight - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Tightly stretched - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Pulled tight - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Drawn tight - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Not slack - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- High-strung - used 26 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.
- Tense - EDGY, used 90 times
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