Having the means

The answer

ABLE

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

Used 39 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ABLE

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

• Competent - used 547 times, most recently in 2026
• Up to the task - used 397 times, most recently in 2026
• Qualified - used 307 times, most recently in 2026
• Ready, willing, and ___ - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
• Up to the job - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
• Up to it - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Well-qualified - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Talented - used 47 times, most recently in 2019
• Having the know-how - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
• Willing partner? - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Can-do - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Ready and willing partner - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Having what it takes - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Fit for the task - used 28 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.

• In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
• On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
• From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
• Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
• Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
• Back of the neck - NAPE, used 264 times

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