Help a thief

The answer

ABET

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Egg on. - used 7 times, most recently in 1994
• 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 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.

• Without help - SOLO, used 49 times
• "Help ___ the way!" - ISON, used 48 times
• "Not if ___ help it!" - ICAN, used 23 times
• Help with the dishes - WIPE, used 21 times
• Help oneself to - TAKE, used 18 times
• Help for the stumped - HINT, used 15 times

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