In fact
The crossword clue "In fact" is answered by TRULY, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TRULY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRULY answer page.
Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 7 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.
- ACTUALLY (3 uses in xd)
- TRUTHIS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRULY
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRULY, most used first.
- Sincerely - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- In all honesty - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Indeed - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- "No kidding!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Without a doubt - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Genuinely - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- "Yours __"; letter closing - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Without question - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Fact - DATUM, used 43 times
- Assume as fact - POSIT, used 29 times
- Established fact - GIVEN, used 22 times
- Assume as a fact - POSIT, used 15 times
- It's a fact - DATUM, used 14 times
- Establish as fact - PROVE, used 13 times
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