Had been
The crossword clue "Had been" is answered by WAS, a 3-letter entry. Used 54 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 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 54 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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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
- "Now, where ___ I?" - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Had a bite - ATE, used 184 times
- "-- had it!" - IVE, used 171 times
- Had lunch - ATE, used 140 times
- Had a meal - ATE, used 118 times
- Had a snack - ATE, used 104 times
- "___ been had!" - IVE, used 90 times
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