Use unwisely
The crossword clue "Use unwisely" is answered by WASTE, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WASTE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WASTE answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for WASTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by WASTE, most used first.
- Squander - used 153 times, most recently in 2026
- Fritter away - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Refuse - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
- Trash - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Spend foolishly - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
- "Haste makes __" - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Garbage - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- "___ not, want not" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Scrap - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Use inefficiently, as time - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- What haste makes - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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 of use - AVAIL, used 176 times
- Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
- Be of use to - AVAIL, used 79 times
- Use - AVAIL, used 55 times
- Use a broom - SWEEP, used 46 times
- Use a loom - WEAVE, used 41 times
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