Brother of Cain
The crossword clue "Brother of Cain" is answered by ABEL, a 4-letter entry. Used 102 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ABEL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABEL answer page.
Used 102 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 14 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.
- SETH (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABEL
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ABEL, most used first.
- Cain's brother - used 144 times, most recently in 2026
- First victim - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
- Cain's victim - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Genesis victim - used 102 times, most recently in 2025
- Explorer Tasman - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Jacob's brother - ESAU, used 143 times
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