Became taut
The crossword clue "Became taut" is answered by TENSED, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TENSED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TENSED answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for TENSED
Every other clue in this collection answered by TENSED, most used first.
- Stiffened - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Got tight - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Showed fear - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Got uptight - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Prepared for a blow - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Tightened - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Tightened (up) - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Territory that became two states - DAKOTA, used 8 times
- Became frosted - ICEDUP, used 7 times
- Became a member - JOINED, used 6 times
- Became aware of - SENSED, used 6 times
- Became close - BONDED, used 6 times
- Became enraged - SAWRED, used 6 times
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