Wear out

The answer

TIRE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIRE answer page.

Used 35 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 14 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.

• OVERUSE (4 uses in xd)
• FRAY (3 uses in xd)
• DOIN (2 uses in xd)
• JADE (2 uses in xd)
• RUNRAGGED (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for TIRE

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

• Grow weary - used 122 times, most recently in 2026
• Lose steam - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Fatigue - used 49 times, most recently in 2022
• Michelin product - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Goodyear product - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Run out of gas - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Become weary - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Tucker out - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
• Makeshift swing - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Poop out - used 30 times, most recently in 2019
• Become fatigued - used 27 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.

• Leave out - OMIT, used 929 times
• Try out - TEST, used 242 times
• Send out - EMIT, used 240 times
• Out of control - AMOK, used 212 times
• Dole (out) - METE, used 206 times
• Out of the wind - ALEE, used 179 times

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