Applies with a Q-Tip

The answer

DABS

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for DABS

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

• Applies lightly - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Applies gently - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Small amounts - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Ointment amounts - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Smidgens - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Pats gently - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Light touches - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Soft touches - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Flatfish. - used 9 times, most recently in 1996
• Dollops - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Small amounts, as of cream - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Bits of paint - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Pats - used 7 times, most recently in 2003
• Small flounders. - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
• Applies with a cotton ball - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Gentle touches - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Small globs - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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.

• Prefix with dynamic - AERO, used 152 times
• Share a border with - ABUT, used 152 times
• Done with - OVER, used 145 times
• With: Fr. - AVEC, used 132 times
• With skill - ABLY, used 127 times
• Mix with a spoon - STIR, used 117 times

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