Rudiments
The crossword clue "Rudiments" is answered by ABCS, a 4-letter entry. Used 116 times across 51 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ABCS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABCS answer page.
Used 116 times across 51 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 20 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ABC (14 uses in xd)
- BASICS (7 uses in xd)
- GERMS (4 uses in xd)
- ALPHABET (2 uses in xd)
- ELEMENTALS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABCS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ABCS, most used first.
- Basics - used 263 times, most recently in 2026
- Fundamentals - used 168 times, most recently in 2026
- Kindergarten basics - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
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