Let the cat out of the bag
The crossword clue "Let the cat out of the bag" is answered by BLAB, a 4-letter entry. Used 34 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BLAB
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BLAB answer page.
Used 34 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 15 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.
- EXPOSE (1 uses in xd)
- SPILLEDTHEBEANS (1 uses in xd)
- SPILLTHEBEANS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BLAB
Every other clue in this collection answered by BLAB, most used first.
- Spill the beans - used 313 times, most recently in 2026
- Spill a secret - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Tell all - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
- Tattle - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Leave out - OMIT, used 929 times
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Way out - EXIT, used 285 times
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