Egg on.

The answer

ABET

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABET answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1994; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 1 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.

• URGE (170 uses in xd)
• GOAD (85 uses in xd)
• PROD (50 uses in xd)
• SPUR (41 uses in xd)
• INCITE (19 uses in xd)

Other clues for ABET

Every other clue in this collection answered by ABET, most used first.

• Help a hood - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
• Aid and ___ - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Encourage - used 75 times, most recently in 2012
• Aid in crime - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Help in a heist - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Help a crook - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Help with a heist - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Aid's partner - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
• Incite - used 48 times, most recently in 1998
• Assist in wrongdoing - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
• Assist in a crime - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
• Help in crime - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Aid illegally - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Help in wrongdoing - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Help with a crime - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Aid in wrongdoing - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Assist in crime - used 29 times, most recently in 2022
• Support - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Drive the getaway car - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Help - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Drive the getaway car, say - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• "Not on __!" - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
• Aid in a crime - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Help in a crime - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Second. - used 22 times, most recently in 1996
• Aid - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
• Countenance. - used 19 times, most recently in 2008
• Opposite of hinder - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Be an accomplice - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
• Assist, as a criminal - used 16 times, most recently in 2015
• Assist in malfeasance - used 16 times, most recently in 2010
• Criminally assist - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Drive the getaway car, e.g. - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Help a felon - used 16 times, most recently in 2006
• Help in a holdup - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
• Help with the heist - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Act as a henchman - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Assist - used 14 times, most recently in 2009
• Help with, as a crime - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Instigate - used 14 times, most recently in 1998
• Provide a fake alibi for, say - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Aid partner - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Aid a felon - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Aid in a felony - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Assist with a heist - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Help badly? - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Help commit a crime - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Help in a bad way - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Assist illegally - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Assist with a crime - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Be a partner in crime - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Be a party to - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
• Be an accessory to - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Distract the security guards for, say - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Help a hooligan - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• Help with a job - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Sanction misdeeds - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
• "Wanna make ___?" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Act as a lookout, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Aid a criminal - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Assist an arsonist - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Back up - used 9 times, most recently in 1980
• Foster a felon - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
• Help illegally - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Help in mischief - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Help out - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Stand watch for, say - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Support in chicanery - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Urge on - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
• Watch for the cops, maybe - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Drive the getaway car, maybe - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Help at a heist - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Help hoods - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Help in a burglary - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Help when one shouldn't - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Act as an accessory - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Aid criminally - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Assist in a felony - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Assist in evil - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Be an accomplice to - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Harbor, perhaps - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Help a hoodlum - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Help with a holdup - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Lend a hand - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Act as lookout, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Aid nefariously - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Assist a criminal - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Assist feloniously - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Assist, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Assist in illegality - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Collude with - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Cover for a crook - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Harbor, say - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Help a thief - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Help on a heist - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Help out on a heist - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Help to do wrong - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Look out for, say - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Obey the lawbreaker? - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Partner in crime? - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "That's __!" (You're on!) - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• What accomplices do - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

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.

• Egg on - URGE, used 170 times
• Egg-shaped - OVAL, used 104 times
• Goose egg - ZERO, used 89 times
• Egg on - GOAD, used 85 times
• Egg - OVUM, used 83 times
• Egg cell - OVUM, used 78 times

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