A whole lot
The crossword clue "A whole lot" is answered by TONS, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TONS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TONS answer page.
Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 12 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.
- MUCH (9 uses in xd)
- OCEANS (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for TONS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TONS, most used first.
- Oodles - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavy weights - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Lots and lots - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- A lot - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- A whole bunch - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Loads - used 28 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.
- Whole bunch - SLEW, used 168 times
- Whole lot - SLEW, used 77 times
- Lot - FATE, used 45 times
- Lot unit - ACRE, used 41 times
- Whole bunch - SCAD, used 35 times
- Lot measurement - AREA, used 30 times
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