Shed tears
The crossword clue "Shed tears" is answered by WEPT, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WEPT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WEPT answer page.
Used 24 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for WEPT
Every other clue in this collection answered by WEPT, most used first.
- Cried - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Sobbed - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Turned on the waterworks - used 27 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.
- Tears - RIPS, used 131 times
- Shed - MOLT, used 77 times
- Shed tears - WEEP, used 54 times
- Shed feathers - MOLT, used 53 times
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