Steinbeck siren

The answer

ABRA

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

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ABRA

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

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• Start of an incantation - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Incantation opener - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ cadabra - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Start of a magician's cry - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Magical opening - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
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• Incantation starter - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Incantation start - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Magician's opening - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Start of a magical incantation - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "East of Eden" heroine - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Magic-spell opener - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Start of a magic incantation - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Start of a magician's word - used 6 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.

• Steinbeck character - OKIE, used 45 times
• Steinbeck migrant - OKIE, used 25 times
• Siren - VAMP, used 20 times
• "Damn Yankees" siren - LOLA, used 17 times
• Act the siren - LURE, used 13 times
• Play the siren - LURE, used 13 times

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