Crossword answer
RUFF
4 letters · Used for 6 different clues · 15 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2026
Letter pattern
RUFF
Clues that lead to RUFF
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Elizabethan collar4Wall Street JournalAug 21, 2026
Pleated collar4The IndependentAug 20, 2026
Long hair round neck unshaven, you'd say4The IndependentFeb 22, 2026
Said to be a rough old collar4Evening StandardOct 2, 2025
Frill4Evening StandardJul 28, 2025
Not, you say, the green collar4Evening StandardMay 24, 2024
About RUFF in crosswords
RUFF is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 15 times in our database across 6 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Elizabethan collar” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 21, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
OVIDRoman author of "Metamorphoses"
MOCKJeer (4)
ANALPicky, picky, picky
STANMusial of baseball
MARS"Veronica ___," mystery show where Kristen Bell plays the inquisitive lead who gives the show its name
DUELEngagement at the end of "Hamilton"
CONKNose (Informal)
TEND___ to (take care of)
OOZEMove like a sci-fi blob
TOWNPull close to station in Barnsley?
KISSAffectionate greeting
VETOProhibition
ANDYPop’s Warhol
MANY"___ happy returns of the day!" (birthday greeting)
Every appearance of RUFF (15)
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Aug 21, 2026
Elizabethan collar · Wall Street Journal · 57 Down
Aug 20, 2026
Pleated collar · The Independent · 1 Across
Mar 12, 2026
Pleated collar · The Independent · 1 Across
Feb 22, 2026
Long hair round neck unshaven, you'd say · The Independent · 24 Across
Jan 6, 2026
Elizabethan collar · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Oct 2, 2025
Said to be a rough old collar · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jul 28, 2025
Frill · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jul 30, 2024
Pleated collar · The Independent · 1 Across
May 24, 2024
Not, you say, the green collar · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Mar 12, 2024
Pleated collar · The Independent · 1 Across
Jan 22, 2024
Frill · Evening Standard · 22 Across
May 18, 2023
Elizabethan collar · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Mar 23, 2020
Said to be a rough old collar · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jun 14, 2019
Not, you say, the green collar · Evening Standard · 14 Across
May 27, 2019
Frill · Evening Standard · 28 Across