Fritter away
The crossword clue "Fritter away" is answered by WASTE, a 5-letter entry. Used 72 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WASTE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WASTE answer page.
Used 72 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 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.
- PIDDLE (2 uses in xd)
- DAWDLE (1 uses in xd)
- SQUANDER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for WASTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by WASTE, most used first.
- Squander - used 153 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.
- Wear away - ERODE, used 660 times
- Eat away - ERODE, used 162 times
- Eat away at - ERODE, used 122 times
- Turn away - AVERT, used 104 times
- Chip away at - ERODE, used 84 times
- Wipe away - ERASE, used 82 times
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