Action word
The crossword clue "Action word" is answered by VERB, a 4-letter entry. Used 69 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
VERB
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VERB answer page.
Used 69 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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.
- Golden Rule word - UNTO, used 299 times
- Division word - INTO, used 273 times
- Word-of-mouth - ORAL, used 184 times
- Towel word - HERS, used 143 times
- Word of woe - ALAS, used 143 times
- Word of regret - ALAS, used 124 times
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