Gains by force
The crossword clue "Gains by force" is answered by WRESTS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WRESTS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WRESTS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for WRESTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by WRESTS, most used first.
- Takes by force - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
- Takes forcibly - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Force - COERCE, used 31 times
- Force - COMPEL, used 19 times
- Twisting force - TORQUE, used 19 times
- Driving force - ENGINE, used 15 times
- Rotational force - TORQUE, used 15 times
- Takes by force - USURPS, used 12 times
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