Early calculators
The crossword clue "Early calculators" is answered by ABACI, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ABACI
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABACI answer page.
Used 24 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SLIDERULES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABACI
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABACI, most used first.
- You can count on them - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Early computer - ENIAC, used 98 times
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- Early Peruvians - INCAS, used 37 times
- Early stage - ONSET, used 33 times
- Early Peruvian - INCAN, used 28 times
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