Desire
The crossword clue "Desire" is answered by WISH, a 4-letter entry. Used 46 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WISH
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WISH answer page.
Used 46 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for WISH
Every other clue in this collection answered by WISH, most used first.
- Genie's offering - used 45 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.
- Desire - WANT, used 110 times
- Desire - URGE, used 106 times
- Strong desire - URGE, used 102 times
- "Desire Under the ___" - ELMS, used 81 times
- Restless desire - ITCH, used 43 times
- Desire - ITCH, used 24 times
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