Had a little lamb

The answer

ATE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATE answer page.

Used 33 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 11 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 collection link to their own answer page.

• DINED (3 uses in xd)
• YEANED (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ATE

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

• Chowed down - used 231 times, most recently in 2026
• Dined - used 194 times, most recently in 2026
• Gobbled up - used 186 times, most recently in 2026
• Had a bite - used 184 times, most recently in 2026
• Had lunch - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• Broke bread - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
• Noshed - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
• Polished off - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
• Had a meal - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
• Downed - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
• Had a snack - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Supped - used 91 times, most recently in 2025
• Feasted - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Had dinner - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Had something - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• Wolfed down - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Packed away - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Ingested - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Absorbed, as a cost - used 66 times, most recently in 2025
• Broke a fast - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Scarfed down - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
• Grabbed a bite - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Finished off - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Lunched - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Munched on - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Dug in - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Snacked on - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Bolted down - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• Snacked - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Absorbed, as a loss - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Partook of - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Had supper - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Had brunch - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Noshed on - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Did lunch - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
• Had breakfast - used 27 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.

• Little rascal - IMP, used 208 times
• "-- Little Teapot" - IMA, used 185 times
• Little devil - IMP, used 178 times
• "-- had it!" - IVE, used 171 times
• Little one - TOT, used 169 times
• Little lie - FIB, used 121 times

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