Find the origin of
The crossword clue "Find the origin of" is answered by TRACE, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TRACE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRACE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for TRACE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRACE, most used first.
- Vestige - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Hint - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Tiny amount - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Outline - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Slightest amount - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Barely detectable amount - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Small amount - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Smidgen - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Harness strap - used 12 times, most recently in 2002
- Track down - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Slight remnant - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Use a stencil - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Draw an outline of - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Slight amount - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Delineate - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
- Remnant - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Tiny bit - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Copy, in a way - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Follow the outline of - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Footprint. - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
- Minimal amount - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Minute amount - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Natchez __ - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Tiny remnant - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Barely discernible amount - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Make an outline of - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Slightest evidence - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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