German sub
The crossword clue "German sub" is answered by UBOAT, a 5-letter entry. Used 88 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
UBOAT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UBOAT answer page.
Used 88 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 18 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.
- ERSATZ (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for UBOAT
Every other clue in this pilot answered by UBOAT, most used first.
- WWII sub - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
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