Melville captain
The crossword clue "Melville captain" is answered by AHAB, a 4-letter entry. Used 110 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AHAB
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AHAB answer page.
Used 110 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- VERE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AHAB
Every other clue in this pilot answered by AHAB, most used first.
- "Moby-Dick" captain - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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