Dots on a map
The crossword clue "Dots on a map" is answered by TOWNS, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TOWNS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TOWNS answer page.
Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- CITIES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TOWNS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TOWNS, most used first.
- Small cities - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Hamlets - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
- Burgs - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Dots on a state map - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Villages - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Hamlet's cousins - 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.
- Map within a map - INSET, used 130 times
- Map book - ATLAS, used 73 times
- Map feature - INSET, used 64 times
- Map collection - ATLAS, used 43 times
- Map detail - INSET, used 42 times
- Map in a map - INSET, used 36 times
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