Put to work
The crossword clue "Put to work" is answered by USE, a 3-letter entry. Used 148 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 32 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
USE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the USE answer page.
Used 148 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 32 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.
- EMPLOY (13 uses in xd)
- UTILIZE (8 uses in xd)
- HIRED (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for USE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by USE, most used first.
- Employ - used 414 times, most recently in 2026
- Take advantage of - used 339 times, most recently in 2026
- Work with - used 117 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.
- Work unit - ERG, used 488 times
- Unit of work - ERG, used 196 times
- Put two and two together - ADD, used 138 times
- Put in stitches - SEW, used 137 times
- British ref. work - OED, used 92 times
- Well-put - APT, used 85 times
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