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We have spotted EAST (4 Letters) a total of 542 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with EAST and also when and where was it last seen:

Definition

The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north; the point directly opposite to the west.
The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea, Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East; the diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the East.
Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region east of the Mississippi River, esp. that which is north of Maryland and the Ohio River; -- usually with the definite article; as, the commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of the West.
Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east.
Eastward.
To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate.

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Usage among publishers:

  • USA Today: Nov 28, 2025
  • USA Today: Nov 27, 2025
  • Newsday: Nov 8, 2025
  • LA Times: Sep 28, 2025
  • New York Times: Sep 24, 2025
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  • USA Today: Sep 15, 2025
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  • New York Times: Aug 26, 2025
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  • Universal: Jun 6, 2025
  • Universal: Jun 5, 2025
  • Universal: May 23, 2025
  • USA Today: May 12, 2025
  • Wall Street Journal: Apr 22, 2025
  • USA Today: Apr 19, 2025
  • New York Times: Apr 10, 2025
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  • Wall Street Journal: Mar 18, 2025
  • USA Today: Mar 15, 2025
  • Wall Street Journal: Feb 27, 2025
  • USA Today: Feb 7, 2025
  • Wall Street Journal: Jan 17, 2025
  • New York Times: Jan 8, 2025
  • New York Times: Jan 6, 2025
  • Universal: Dec 14, 2024
  • Newsday: Nov 17, 2024
  • Wall Street Journal: Nov 6, 2024
  • Newsday: Feb 13, 2023