Breaks one's back
The crossword clue "Breaks one's back" is answered by TOILS, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TOILS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TOILS answer page.
Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 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.
- SLAVES (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for TOILS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TOILS, most used first.
- Works hard - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Labors - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Plugs away - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Slaves away - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
- Works like a dog - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Grinds away - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Works up a sweat - used 7 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.
- On one's toes - ALERT, used 150 times
- Take as one's own - ADOPT, used 111 times
- Blow one's top - ERUPT, used 95 times
- Put back to zero - RESET, used 85 times
- Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
- Drive back - REPEL, used 82 times
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