Cars for hire

The answer

CABS

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

Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1997. 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.

• TAXIS (2 uses in xd)
• RENTALS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for CABS

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

• Taxis - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Hacks - used 42 times, most recently in 2010
• Urban fleet - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Street fleet - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Metered vehicles - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Uber competitors - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Hansoms. - used 9 times, most recently in 2001
• Airport lineup - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Airport line - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Airport waiters? - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Truck parts - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Uber alternatives - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Rainy day rarities - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Vehicles with medallions - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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.

• For fear that - LEST, used 503 times
• Change for a five - ONES, used 272 times
• "What's ___ for me?" - INIT, used 264 times
• Shrek, for one - OGRE, used 244 times
• Ready for business - OPEN, used 184 times
• Look for - SEEK, used 172 times

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