By way of
The crossword clue "By way of" is answered by VIA, a 3-letter entry. Used 728 times across 67 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 47 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
VIA
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VIA answer page.
Used 728 times across 67 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 47 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.
- INCARE (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for VIA
Every other clue in this pilot answered by VIA, most used first.
- Itinerary word - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
- By means of - used 95 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.
- Eastern "way" - TAO, used 173 times
- "Way cool!" - RAD, used 107 times
- Chinese "way" - TAO, used 94 times
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