Functioned as
The crossword clue "Functioned as" is answered by WAS, a 3-letter entry. Used 23 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WAS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WAS answer page.
Used 23 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for WAS
Every other clue in this collection answered by WAS, most used first.
- Used to be - used 392 times, most recently in 2026
- Existed - used 215 times, most recently in 2026
- "Now, where ___ I?" - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Had been - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Is in the past? - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Is no longer - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Lived - used 36 times, most recently in 2019
- Has been - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- "As I ___ saying ..." - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Tiny - WEE, used 316 times
- Court - WOO, used 289 times
- Tie the knot - WED, used 181 times
- Misery - WOE, used 174 times
- Marry - WED, used 173 times
- Director Craven - WES, used 171 times
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