Crossword answer
DETECT
6 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 20 appearances · Last seen Crosswords With Friends, August 20, 2026
Letter pattern
DETECT
Clues that lead to DETECT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Catch sight or scent of6Crosswords With FriendsAug 20, 2026
Discover6Evening StandardJul 28, 2026
Perceive6The IndependentApr 13, 2026
Find out by investigating Ted, etc.6Evening StandardApr 7, 2026
Discover by sight or smell6NewsdayNov 18, 2025
Pick up on6New York TimesOct 29, 2025
Make out6New York TimesMar 16, 2025
Locate6Evening StandardJan 18, 2024
Sense6Eugene ShefferOct 19, 2022
About DETECT in crosswords
DETECT is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 20 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Catch sight or scent of” in the Crosswords With Friends crossword on August 20, 2026.
Other 6-letter answers
SVELTESlender
FAMINEStarvation
CUTIESAdorable ones
HEARST“Citizen Kane” inspiration
ACADIANational park in Maine
FOOLED"Ha, I ___ you!" ("Gotcha!")
DAWNONBegin to occur to
REMAINContinue unchanged (6)
SATURNPlanet
MALIBUCalifornia beach city that is home to several Hollywood stars
CREEDSDoctrines
GETSETPrepare
OFFISHDistant in manner (6)
AVERSEDisinclined
Every appearance of DETECT (20)
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Aug 20, 2026
Catch sight or scent of · Crosswords With Friends · 18
Jul 28, 2026
Discover · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Apr 13, 2026
Perceive · The Independent · 15 Down
Apr 7, 2026
Find out by investigating Ted, etc. · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Nov 18, 2025
Discover by sight or smell · Newsday · Across
Oct 29, 2025
Pick up on · New York Times · 5 Down
Aug 5, 2025
Perceive · The Independent · 15 Down
Mar 16, 2025
Make out · New York Times · 98 Across
Jan 13, 2025
Discover · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Nov 25, 2024
Discover · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Sep 16, 2024
Discover · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jan 18, 2024
Locate · Evening Standard · 28 Across
May 10, 2023
Discover · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Oct 19, 2022
Sense · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Down
Oct 8, 2022
Sense · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Down
Mar 25, 2021
Discover · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 6, 2021
Find out by investigating Ted, etc. · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Nov 8, 2018
Discover · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Oct 2, 2018
Discover · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jul 24, 2018
Discover · Evening Standard · 17 Across