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WEEP

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WEEP answer page.

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for WEEP

Every other clue in this collection answered by WEEP, most used first.

• Cry - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Shed tears - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Sob - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Blubber - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Have a bawl - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• "Read 'em and ___!" - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Show sorrow - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Have a good cry - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Break down - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Emulate Niobe - used 14 times, most recently in 2010
• Turn on the waterworks - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Bawl - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Tear up - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Lament - used 9 times, most recently in 2003
• Cry one's eyes out - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Have a cry - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Let the tears flow - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Mourn. - used 6 times, most recently in 2003

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.

• Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
• In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
• On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
• From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
• Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
• Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times

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