The Z of ZIP code

The answer

ZONE

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

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ZONE

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

• Region - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
• Sector - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Area - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Twilight ___" - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• District - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• DMZ part - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Part of DMZ - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Court defense - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Urban district - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Belt - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• Man-to-man alternative - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Map region - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Basketball defense - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Kind of defense - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Defense type - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Distinct region - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Postal delivery area - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Postal district - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Type of defense - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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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