Is patient
The crossword clue "Is patient" is answered by WAITS, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WAITS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WAITS answer page.
Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 5 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- HOLDSONESHORSES (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for WAITS
Every other clue in this collection answered by WAITS, most used first.
- Bides one's time - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Stands in line - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Cools one's heels - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Shows patience - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Delays - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Stands by - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Be patient for - AWAIT, used 48 times
- Examine again, as a patient - RESEE, used 17 times
- Patient record - CHART, used 6 times
- Pediatrician's patient - CHILD, used 6 times
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