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INSTEAD is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for INSTEAD.

28 total results for INSTEAD( score: 50 )

7 results for INSTEAD from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Thu Mar 19, 201522AAlternatively (2)Todd GrossShortz
Thu May 2, 201322DAlternatively (2)Josh KnappShortz
Mon Feb 25, 20139DAs an alternativeAngela Olson HalstedShortz
Sun May 21, 200063DAs a preferred alternative (2)Matt GaffneyShortz
Wed Apr 15, 19985DAs a substituteMichael S. MaurerShortz
Sat Oct 26, 199662AAs a preferred alternative (2)D. NilesShortz
Fri Jan 28, 19948DAs a proxyManny NosowskyShortz
21 results for INSTEAD from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Nov 5, 199342DAs an alternativeLois SidwayTaub
Sat Jul 6, 19915DPreferablyJim PageMaleska
Tue Jun 14, 198820AIn place ofSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Sat Jan 10, 198753ARatherNancy JolineMaleska
Mon Nov 22, 197640DWord of preferenceSamuel K. FliegnerWeng
Fri Nov 22, 197410DRatherBaronWeng
Tue Aug 13, 197417ARather thanBert BeamanWeng
Sat Jan 29, 197218ARatherUnknownWeng
Thu Jul 17, 196942DAlternatively.Jeffrey WechslerWeng
Sat Feb 1, 196956ARather.UnknownWeng
Sun Jun 25, 19674DRather.Ross L. Jamison, Jr.Farrar
Sun Nov 26, 196135DAs a substitute.Stephanie CaruanaFarrar
Sat Oct 26, 19575DAs an alternative.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jun 16, 195754ARather.C. Hume CraftFarrar
Mon Jan 10, 195529AAs an alternative.Edward HubertFarrar
Tue Jul 13, 195431DRather.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jan 13, 195439AIn place of.Albert CarrollFarrar
Sun Dec 23, 195171ABy proxy.Willard JordanFarrar
Wed Oct 10, 195136AIn place of.UnknownFarrar
Thu Dec 14, 195059AAs a substitute.Elizabeth PattersonFarrar
Sun Nov 28, 194338AAs a substitute.Louis JenkinsFarrar
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