Bridge framework
The crossword clue "Bridge framework" is answered by TRUSS, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TRUSS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRUSS answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TRUSS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRUSS, most used first.
- Bridge support - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Tie up - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Roof support - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Bind tightly - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Supporting beam - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Bind - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Bind, as a chicken for roasting - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Bridge positions - EASTS, used 110 times
- Bridge seats - EASTS, used 38 times
- Bridge bid, briefly - ONENO, used 32 times
- Bridge expert - GOREN, used 27 times
- Framework - CADRE, used 27 times
- Bridge declaration - IPASS, used 25 times
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