Put to good ___

The answer

USE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the USE answer page.

Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for USE

Every other clue in this collection answered by USE, most used first.

• Employ - used 414 times, most recently in 2026
• Take advantage of - used 339 times, most recently in 2026
• Function - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
• Exploit - used 188 times, most recently in 2026
• Purpose - used 169 times, most recently in 2026
• Put to work - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
• Work with - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
• Application - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Try out - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• Manipulate - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ it or lose it" - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ as directed" - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Put into service - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Bring into play - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Wear and tear - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• "What's the ___?" - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Press into service - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Apply - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Play for a sap - used 47 times, most recently in 2022
• Avail oneself of - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Draw upon - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• "It's no ___!" - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ only as directed" - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Find a purpose for - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ the Force, Luke" - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Utilize - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Consume - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• "Oh, what's the ___?" - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Put into practice - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Operate - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Call on - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Exercise - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Capitalize on - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Expend - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Put into play - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• __ NO HOOKS - used 28 times, most recently in 2019
• Employment - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Find a job for - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Take unfair advantage of - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Make the most of - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Bring to bear - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Deploy - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Custom - used 22 times, most recently in 2008
• Find a function for - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Take off the shelf - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Wield - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Deplete (with "up") - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Draw on - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Walk all over - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
• Play for a fool - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ your head!" - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Put into operation - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Play for a patsy - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
• Play for a sucker - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Point - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Practice - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Consumption - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Do something with - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Handle - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Not waste - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Avail - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Find work for - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Put to the test - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• "___ your imagination!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Practical purpose - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Put in the game - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Put into action - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Waste not - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Copyright concern - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Do drugs - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Fair ___ (copyright issue) - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• "For Official ___ Only" - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Milk - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Not let go to waste - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Service - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• Treat. - used 10 times, most recently in 1998
• Benefit - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Cause of wear and tear - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Don't waste - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Exploitation - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Get mileage out of - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Somebody" (Kings of Leon hit) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Take habitually - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Find a place for - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Get mileage from - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• "Mileage" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "What's the ___?" (quitter's comment) - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Customary practice - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Fair ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Profit from - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Put in the lineup - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Treat shabbily - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Worth. - used 7 times, most recently in 1963
• Advantage - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Exhaust, with "up" - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Get benefit from - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Get some good out of - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Get value from - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Milk, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Take for a sucker - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Put away - ATE, used 208 times
• Put on - DON, used 181 times
• "For __ a jolly good fellow..." - HES, used 155 times
• Put away - EAT, used 140 times
• Put two and two together - ADD, used 138 times
• Put in stitches - SEW, used 137 times

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