Crossword answer
WEAK
4 letters · Used for 17 different clues · 40 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2026
Letter pattern
WEAK
Clues that lead to WEAK
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Feeble, as an excuse4Wall Street JournalOct 5, 2026
Feeble4Eugene ShefferOct 3, 2026
Ineffective4LA TimesAug 21, 2026
Watered down4NewsdayJul 16, 2026
Flimsy4NewsdayJul 9, 2026
Lacking strength4NewsdayJul 6, 2026
Frail4Puzzle PageJun 22, 2026
Watered-down4NewsdayDec 7, 2025
Possibly wake in an enfeebled condition4Evening StandardOct 15, 2025
Like disappointing coffee4Daily ThemedJun 22, 2025
Not strong4Daily ThemedJul 14, 2024
Wake in a feeble state4Evening StandardJun 17, 2024
Watered down, as coffee4Daily ThemedApr 5, 2024
Frail or feeble4Evening StandardMar 12, 2024
Not a strong argument?4Daily ThemedSep 13, 2021
Though feeble, we take heart4Evening StandardSep 26, 2019
We get a bit shaky when feeble4Evening StandardJul 22, 2019
About WEAK in crosswords
WEAK is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 40 times in our database across 17 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Feeble, as an excuse” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on October 5, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
TEARRush
EATA"I'm so hungry I could ___ horse right now": 2 wds.
URAL__ Mountains, range marking the divide between Europe and Asia (4)
NILEEgyptian river
TARTLike vinaigrette
ADENMideast gulf
FOREFront
DIVEHeadlong plunge
DEADOut of play
OHNO“It can’t be!”
ONESBinary digits
VACASpanish dairy animal
ORALLike testimony in court
IBEXA wild goat with large backward-curving horns
Every appearance of WEAK (40)
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Oct 5, 2026
Feeble, as an excuse · Wall Street Journal · 45 Across
Oct 3, 2026
Feeble · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Aug 21, 2026
Ineffective · LA Times · Down
Jul 16, 2026
Watered down · Newsday · Down
Jul 9, 2026
Flimsy · Newsday · Across
Jul 6, 2026
Lacking strength · Newsday · Across
Jun 22, 2026
Frail · Puzzle Page · 18 Across
Apr 27, 2026
Frail · The Independent · 1 Across
Apr 2, 2026
Frail · The Independent · 1 Across
Mar 14, 2026
Frail · The Independent · 21 Across
Dec 7, 2025
Watered-down · Newsday · Across
Oct 15, 2025
Possibly wake in an enfeebled condition · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Sep 17, 2025
Feeble · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Aug 2, 2025
Frail · The Independent · 3 Across
Jul 1, 2025
Frail · The Independent · 7 Across
Jun 22, 2025
Like disappointing coffee · Daily Themed · 29 Across
May 6, 2025
Frail · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Jul 14, 2024
Not strong · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Jun 17, 2024
Wake in a feeble state · Evening Standard · 13 Across
May 21, 2024
Feeble · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Apr 27, 2024
Feeble · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
Apr 25, 2024
Frail · The Independent · 1 Down
Apr 5, 2024
Watered down, as coffee · Daily Themed · 29 Across
Mar 12, 2024
Frail or feeble · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Feb 23, 2024
Feeble · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jan 31, 2024
Feeble · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
May 26, 2023
Feeble · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Dec 29, 2022
Feeble · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Oct 20, 2022
Feeble · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jun 7, 2022
Not strong · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Sep 13, 2021
Not a strong argument? · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Jul 9, 2020
Feeble · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Apr 14, 2020
Possibly wake in an enfeebled condition · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Nov 8, 2019
Frail · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Sep 26, 2019
Though feeble, we take heart · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jul 24, 2019
Feeble · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Jul 22, 2019
We get a bit shaky when feeble · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jul 11, 2019
Frail · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Mar 29, 2018
Wake in a feeble state · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jan 26, 2018
Feeble · Evening Standard · 35 Across