Poetic contraction
The crossword clue "Poetic contraction" is answered by TIS, a 3-letter entry. Used 122 times across 50 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TIS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIS answer page.
Used 122 times across 50 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TIS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TIS, most used first.
- "___ the season ..." - used 398 times, most recently in 2026
- "My country -- of thee" - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ the season to be jolly" - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Frank McCourt book - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Frank McCourt memoir - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Carol contraction - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- "Deck the Halls" contraction - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- McCourt memoir - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ better to have loved and lost ..." - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- "-- folly to be wise" - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- "Whether ___ nobler ..." - used 24 times, most recently in 2019
- "___ a pity" - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- "Angela's Ashes" sequel - used 22 times, most recently in 2016
- Third word of "America" - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Poetic preposition - ERE, used 230 times
- Poetic tribute - ODE, used 212 times
- Anthem contraction - OER, used 156 times
- Poetic contraction - OER, used 143 times
- Poetic contraction - EER, used 113 times
- Poetic contraction - EEN, used 97 times
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