Small amount

The answer

DAB

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

Used 70 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 18 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.

• TAD (107 uses in xd)
• IOTA (52 uses in xd)
• DRAM (29 uses in xd)
• BIT (24 uses in xd)
• DRIB (20 uses in xd)

Other clues for DAB

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

• Smidgen - used 83 times, most recently in 2025
• Apply gently - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Apply cream - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Bit of ointment - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Wee dollop - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Little bit - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Pat gently - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Smidge - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Apply lightly - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Dollop - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Pat - used 28 times, most recently in 2020
• Slight touch - used 28 times, most recently in 2021
• Brylcreem amount - used 22 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.

• Small batteries - AAS, used 199 times
• Small bill - ONE, used 170 times
• Small battery - AAA, used 132 times
• Small amount - TAD, used 107 times
• Maximum amount - ALL, used 101 times
• Small battery size - AAA, used 93 times

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