Sponge up
The crossword clue "Sponge up" is answered by ABSORB, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ABSORB
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABSORB answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ABSORB
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABSORB, most used first.
- Soak up - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Take in - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Engross - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Sop up - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Assimilate - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Soak up like a sponge - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Act like a sponge - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Suck up - 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.
- Like a sponge - POROUS, used 15 times
- Bath sponge - LOOFAH, used 13 times
- Shower sponge - LOOFAH, used 11 times
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