Crossword answer
PLIED
5 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 10 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2026
Letter pattern
PLIED
Clues that lead to PLIED
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Worked diligently at5Wall Street JournalOct 6, 2026
Carried on5Daily ExpressSep 8, 2026
Worked at, as a trade5New York TimesMar 23, 2026
Carried on diligently5NewsdayNov 6, 2025
Piled in disorder as one worked at the job5Evening StandardSep 28, 2025
Worked5Evening StandardMar 11, 2024
Worked away quietly on a song5Evening StandardNov 10, 2021
About PLIED in crosswords
PLIED is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 10 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Worked diligently at” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on October 6, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ESSAYMany a David Foster Wallace piece
SORTA"Not exactly"
WENCH?
BEFITBe suitable to
ADAMS___ apple (neck bump)
AWARDPulitzer Prize, for one
CHIRPNoise from a nest
GONOW"Time for you to hit the road!"
TAPINEasy putt
DELFTMany felt moved by such pottery
PUNCHHe has impact in children's entertainment
AROSEOriginated
PANICPicture capturing a northern terror (5)
ANISE19-Across flavor
Every appearance of PLIED (10)
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Oct 6, 2026
Worked diligently at · Wall Street Journal · 35 Down
Sep 8, 2026
Carried on · Daily Express · 11 Across
Mar 23, 2026
Worked at, as a trade · New York Times · 12 Down
Nov 6, 2025
Carried on diligently · Newsday · Down
Sep 28, 2025
Piled in disorder as one worked at the job · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Mar 11, 2024
Worked · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Nov 19, 2021
Worked · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Nov 10, 2021
Worked away quietly on a song · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Mar 12, 2020
Piled in disorder as one worked at the job · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Feb 12, 2018
Worked · Evening Standard · 32 Down