Crossword answer
OBESE
5 letters · Used for 39 different clues · 129 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 11, 2026
Letter pattern
OBESE
Clues that lead to OBESE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Extremely fat5The IndependentAug 11, 2026
Fat5Evening StandardAug 9, 2026
Burmese boarding houses served up super roly-poly5The IndependentJul 27, 2026
Like many bodybuilders, according to B.M.I. alone5New York TimesJul 27, 2026
Heavier than heavy5Thomas JosephJul 24, 2026
Santalike5NewsdayJul 22, 2026
Award points for being overweight5Daily ExpressJul 14, 2026
Like Jabba the Hutt5Wall Street JournalJun 24, 2026
Stout or beer seen regularly (5)5The GuardianJun 12, 2026
It's nothing for wild bees to be very plump5Evening StandardJun 3, 2026
Having a high BMI, say5Daily ThemedMay 23, 2026
Someone with a high BMI, say5Daily ThemedApr 24, 2026
Corpulent5Daily ExpressApr 7, 2026
Very large wardrobe separates clothes5The IndependentDec 18, 2025
It's nothing for wild bees to be overweight5Evening StandardDec 8, 2025
Santa-like5NewsdayNov 9, 2025
Like sci-fi's Jabba the Hutt5New York TimesOct 9, 2025
Such a person has much to lose (5)5The SunSep 29, 2025
Grossly overweight (5)5The SunSep 29, 2025
Very fat5Evening StandardSep 11, 2025
Fat, order some seconds5Evening StandardAug 22, 2025
Falstaffian5NewsdayJul 25, 2025
Some of these boys coming back fat5The IndependentJun 18, 2025
Way overweight5Daily ThemedMay 19, 2025
Overly big5New York TimesApr 24, 2025
Classification on a B.M.I. chart5New York TimesMar 30, 2025
Descriptor defined by the National Institutes of Health5NewsdayFeb 15, 2025
Fat for which wild bees have a love5Evening StandardDec 24, 2024
Rotund wild bees are too well fed5Evening StandardJul 3, 2024
Old worker snarfing seconds could be thus5The IndependentMay 5, 2024
Very overweight5Daily ThemedApr 27, 2024
More than plump5Daily ThemedJan 30, 2024
Order half a case and you'll get fat!5Evening StandardNov 16, 2023
Extremely overweight, say5Daily ThemedNov 10, 2023
More than overweight5Daily ThemedOct 2, 2022
Extremely overweight5Daily ThemedMay 16, 2022
Overweight5Evening StandardJan 13, 2022
More than just overweight5Daily ThemedAug 11, 2021
Fat means nothing to wild bees5Evening StandardFeb 14, 2019
About OBESE in crosswords
OBESE is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 129 times in our database across 39 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Extremely fat” in the The Independent crossword on August 11, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
WELDSFuses with a blowtorch
OUNCEUnit of weight
AROMAScent from a kitchen
SHEENFabric's luster
LEMMAPremise of large book set in Highbury
ETHERVanish into the ___
DIDINTired out fully
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
SQUIDOctopus cousin
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
SARGENCO nickname
SAGESWise people
Every appearance of OBESE (129)
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Aug 11, 2026
Extremely fat · The Independent · 17 Down
Aug 9, 2026
Fat · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 4, 2026
Fat · Daily Express · 11 Across
Jul 31, 2026
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jul 27, 2026
Burmese boarding houses served up super roly-poly · The Independent · 2 Down
Jul 27, 2026
Like many bodybuilders, according to B.M.I. alone · New York Times · 49 Down
Jul 24, 2026
Heavier than heavy · Thomas Joseph · 11 Across
Jul 22, 2026
Santalike · Newsday · Down
Jul 14, 2026
Award points for being overweight · Daily Express · 17 Across
Jul 4, 2026
Fat · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 24, 2026
Like Jabba the Hutt · Wall Street Journal · 12 Down
Jun 12, 2026
Stout or beer seen regularly (5) · The Guardian · 11 Across
Jun 3, 2026
It's nothing for wild bees to be very plump · Evening Standard · 10 Across
May 27, 2026
Award points for being overweight · Daily Express · 10 Across
May 23, 2026
Having a high BMI, say · Daily Themed · 37 Down
May 5, 2026
Fat · Daily Express · 21 Down
Apr 25, 2026
Fat · Daily Express · 7 Across
Apr 24, 2026
Someone with a high BMI, say · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Apr 7, 2026
Corpulent · Daily Express · 7 Across
Mar 30, 2026
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 26, 2026
Fat · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jan 22, 2026
Fat · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jan 16, 2026
Fat · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Dec 18, 2025
Very large wardrobe separates clothes · The Independent · 18 Across
Dec 8, 2025
It's nothing for wild bees to be overweight · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 8, 2025
Corpulent · The Independent · 3 Down
Nov 25, 2025
Fat · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 9, 2025
Santa-like · Newsday · Down
Oct 16, 2025
Fat · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 9, 2025
Like sci-fi's Jabba the Hutt · New York Times · 15 Across
Sep 29, 2025
Grossly overweight (5) · The Sun · 24 Across
Sep 29, 2025
Such a person has much to lose (5) · The Sun · 24 Across
Sep 16, 2025
Fat · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Sep 12, 2025
Extremely fat · The Independent · 8 Across
Sep 11, 2025
Very fat · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Aug 22, 2025
Fat, order some seconds · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Aug 21, 2025
Corpulent · The Independent · 20 Down
Jul 25, 2025
Falstaffian · Newsday · Down
Jul 11, 2025
Extremely fat · The Independent · 15 Down
Jun 18, 2025
Some of these boys coming back fat · The Independent · 6 Across
Jun 7, 2025
Fat · Evening Standard · 20 Across
May 29, 2025
Corpulent · The Independent · 2 Down
May 19, 2025
Fat · Evening Standard · 27 Down
May 19, 2025
Way overweight · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Apr 24, 2025
Overly big · New York Times · 7 Down
Apr 22, 2025
It's nothing for wild bees to be very plump · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 30, 2025
Classification on a B.M.I. chart · New York Times · 108 Across
Feb 15, 2025
Descriptor defined by the National Institutes of Health · Newsday · Across
Feb 13, 2025
Fat · Evening Standard · 2 Across
Feb 4, 2025
Very fat · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Dec 24, 2024
Fat for which wild bees have a love · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Nov 19, 2024
Corpulent · The Independent · 22 Across
Sep 19, 2024
Fat · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 8, 2024
Extremely fat · The Independent · 4 Down
Jul 3, 2024
Rotund wild bees are too well fed · Evening Standard · 6 Across
May 5, 2024
Old worker snarfing seconds could be thus · The Independent · 5 Down
Apr 27, 2024
Very overweight · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Mar 26, 2024
Corpulent · The Independent · 10 Across
Mar 25, 2024
Fat · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Mar 6, 2024
Extremely fat · The Independent · 10 Across
Jan 30, 2024
More than plump · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Jan 26, 2024
Corpulent · The Independent · 20 Down
Jan 12, 2024
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Nov 16, 2023
Order half a case and you'll get fat! · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Nov 10, 2023
Extremely overweight, say · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Nov 3, 2023
Fat · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Oct 20, 2023
Fat · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Oct 10, 2023
Very fat · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Sep 22, 2023
Very fat · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 18, 2023
Fat · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jul 31, 2023
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jun 23, 2023
Extremely fat · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jun 7, 2023
Fat · Evening Standard · 2 Down
May 25, 2023
Fat · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Apr 13, 2023
Fat · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 30, 2023
Fat · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 2, 2023
Fat · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Feb 11, 2023
Corpulent · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Dec 22, 2022
Very overweight · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Dec 18, 2022
More than plump · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Nov 28, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Oct 24, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Oct 2, 2022
More than overweight · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Sep 19, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Aug 18, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Aug 12, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 3, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jun 29, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
May 16, 2022
Extremely overweight · Daily Themed · 22 Down
Apr 29, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Apr 7, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Mar 21, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 11, 2022
Fat · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jan 13, 2022
Overweight · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Oct 28, 2021
More than plump · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Aug 11, 2021
More than just overweight · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Aug 2, 2021
Having a high B.M.I., say · Daily Themed · 37 Down
Jun 3, 2021
More than just overweight · Daily Themed · 41 Down
May 26, 2021
Fat · Evening Standard · 20 Across
May 18, 2021
Fat · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 12, 2021
Fat · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Apr 1, 2021
It's nothing for wild bees to be very plump · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 30, 2021
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 19, 2021
Fat · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Oct 8, 2020
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Aug 21, 2020
Fat, order some seconds · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jul 2, 2020
It’s nothing for wild bees to be overweight · Evening Standard · 10 Across
May 7, 2020
Fat · Evening Standard · 30 Down
May 1, 2020
Extremely fat · Evening Standard · 42 Across
Apr 3, 2020
Extremely fat · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Mar 12, 2020
Fat · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jan 30, 2020
Fat · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jan 30, 2020
Very fat · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Dec 19, 2019
It's nothing for wild bees to be very plump · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 4, 2019
Fat · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Oct 31, 2019
Fat · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Sep 30, 2019
Fat · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Aug 22, 2019
Fat · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 11, 2019
Fat · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jul 11, 2019
Very fat · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 21, 2019
Fat · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Feb 28, 2019
Fat · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 14, 2019
Fat means nothing to wild bees · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 11, 2018
Fat · Evening Standard · 2 Across
Oct 25, 2018
Very fat · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Sep 27, 2018
Fat for which wild bees have a love · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 27, 2018
Fat · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 17, 2018
Rotund wild bees are too well fed · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Feb 26, 2018
Fat · Evening Standard · 20 Across