Pitfall
The crossword clue "Pitfall" is answered by TRAP, a 4-letter entry. Used 106 times across 44 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
TRAP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRAP answer page.
Used 106 times across 44 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 17 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- BOOBYTRAP (3 uses in xd)
- DANGER (1 uses in xd)
- HITCH (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRAP
Every other clue in this pilot answered by TRAP, most used first.
- Ensnare - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Ripped - TORE, used 508 times
- Abound - TEEM, used 426 times
- Adolescent - TEEN, used 338 times
- Story - TALE, used 293 times
- Hardy heroine - TESS, used 280 times
- Soft mineral - TALC, used 260 times
Search this clue pilot
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.