Puts to work

The answer to “Puts to work” in the USA Today crossword is USES — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on September 19, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 47-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Puts to work” answer

USES (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is USES.

Why the answer is USES

This means employs something for a purpose. 🔧

What does USES mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of USES is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Puts to work” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 19, 2026 (most recent) → USES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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