Not incompetent

The answer

ABLE

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

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 5 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
• Skilled - used 156 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
• Fit - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
• Up to it - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Proficient - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Well-qualified - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Capable - used 47 times, most recently in 2023
• Talented - used 47 times, most recently in 2019
• Having the know-how - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
• Having the means - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• 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
• Skillful - used 31 times, most recently in 2020
• Having what it takes - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Fit for the task - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• ___-bodied - used 27 times, most recently in 2019
• "___ to leap tall buildings ..." - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Sufficiently skilled - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Up to snuff - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Willing and ___ - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Equal to the task - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Fit for the job - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Having the skill - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Up to the challenge - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Adept - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Up to - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Accomplished - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Fit for duty - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Having the right stuff - used 18 times, most recently in 2019
• Up to a task - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Equipped - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Having the power - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Deft - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Kind of seaman - used 12 times, most recently in 1999
• With the wherewithal - used 12 times, most recently in 2012
• Cutting the mustard - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Having sufficient skill - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Ready and willing companion - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
• "___ to leap tall buildings in a single bound" - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Having the wherewithal - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Willing follower? - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Adroit - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Efficient - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Fully qualified - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Having the skills - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Not inept - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Up for the job - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Adequately skilled - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Au fait - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Code word for "A" - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Empowered - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Part of a ready trio - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Ready and willing's partner - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• ___ seaman - used 8 times, most recently in 1990
• Baker's predecessor - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Fit to serve - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Having the necessary skill - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Showing talent. - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Effective. - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Fully fit - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Having the resources - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Highly skilled - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ was I ere . . ." - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Willing companion - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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.

• Not fooled by - ONTO, used 444 times
• Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
• If not - ELSE, used 199 times
• Not "fer" - AGIN, used 181 times
• Not pro - ANTI, used 172 times
• Not so much - LESS, used 171 times

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