Crossword answer
DOTE
4 letters · Used for 18 different clues · 35 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 30, 2026
Letter pattern
DOTE
Clues that lead to DOTE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Be adoring4USA TodayAug 30, 2026
Lavish love (on)4NewsdayAug 27, 2026
Act uncritically fondly, as with a grandchild (with ‘upon’) (4)4The GuardianAug 26, 2026
Shower with love, with "on"4LA TimesAug 21, 2026
___ on (be excessively fond of)4Crosswords With FriendsAug 20, 2026
Show great fondness, in a way4New York TimesAug 9, 2026
Act like an adoring grandparent4USA TodayJul 22, 2026
Lavish affection (on)4NewsdayJun 16, 2026
Fawn over someone (rhymes with "rote")4Daily ThemedJun 6, 2026
Lavish care (on)4New York TimesMar 1, 2026
Spoil, with "on"4NewsdayJan 25, 2026
Shower with love4Daily ThemedDec 21, 2025
Lavish attention (on)4NewsdayDec 2, 2025
Shower love4NewsdayNov 20, 2025
Shower affection "on"4Daily ThemedOct 4, 2025
Lavish affection4Evening StandardAug 23, 2025
Love4Evening StandardDec 2, 2024
Shower affection, with "on"4Daily ThemedSep 9, 2022
About DOTE in crosswords
DOTE is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 35 times in our database across 18 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Be adoring” in the USA Today crossword on August 30, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
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LOLA___ Bunny, "Looney Tunes" character who is Bugs Bunny's girlfriend, and whose first name is also a lovely Filipino way to refer to one's nana
IMAY"That could work for me"
Every appearance of DOTE (35)
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Aug 30, 2026
Be adoring · USA Today · 7 Down
Aug 27, 2026
Lavish love (on) · Newsday · Down
Aug 26, 2026
Act uncritically fondly, as with a grandchild (with ‘upon’) (4) · The Guardian · 5 Down
Aug 21, 2026
Shower with love, with "on" · LA Times · Down
Aug 20, 2026
___ on (be excessively fond of) · Crosswords With Friends · 41
Aug 9, 2026
Show great fondness, in a way · New York Times · 35 Across
Jul 22, 2026
Act like an adoring grandparent · USA Today · 65 Across
Jun 16, 2026
Lavish affection (on) · Newsday · Down
Jun 6, 2026
Fawn over someone (rhymes with "rote") · Daily Themed · 47 Down
Mar 25, 2026
Lavish affection (on) · Newsday · Across
Mar 1, 2026
Lavish care (on) · New York Times · 103 Across
Feb 11, 2026
Lavish affection (on) · Newsday · Down
Jan 25, 2026
Spoil, with "on" · Newsday · Across
Dec 21, 2025
Shower with love · Daily Themed · 52 Across
Dec 2, 2025
Lavish attention (on) · Newsday · Across
Nov 20, 2025
Shower love · Newsday · Down
Oct 16, 2025
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Oct 4, 2025
Shower affection "on" · Daily Themed · 45 Down
Oct 1, 2025
Shower affection (on) · New York Times · 45 Across
Aug 23, 2025
Lavish affection · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 27, 2025
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
Dec 2, 2024
Love · Evening Standard · 34 Down
May 21, 2024
Lavish affection · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Mar 26, 2024
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
Sep 9, 2022
Shower affection, with "on" · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Apr 18, 2022
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Down
Sep 16, 2021
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Jul 14, 2021
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Mar 20, 2021
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
Aug 8, 2020
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Across
May 2, 2020
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
Jan 9, 2020
Lavish affection · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 9, 2020
Lavish affection (on) · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
Oct 9, 2018
Love · Evening Standard · 34 Down
Mar 15, 2018
Lavish affection · Evening Standard · 13 Across