___ tube

The answer

BOOB

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

Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 5 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.

• INNER (34 uses in xd)
• TEEVEE (9 uses in xd)
• TVSET (8 uses in xd)
• DUCT (4 uses in xd)
• BRONCHIAL (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for BOOB

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

• Nitwit - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
• Nincompoop - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Ninny - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• ___ tube (TV) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Doofus - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Dunce - used 9 times, most recently in 2005
• Simpleton - used 9 times, most recently in 2005
• Dolt - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Chucklehead - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Blockhead - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Chowderhead - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Ding-a-ling - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Fool - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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.

• Test tube - VIAL, used 29 times
• Rubber tube - HOSE, used 26 times
• Tube tops - CAPS, used 14 times
• Tube trophy - EMMY, used 14 times
• Spot on the tube - TVAD, used 12 times
• Fallopian tube traveler - OVUM, used 11 times

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