Bits of paint

The answer

DABS

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

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2019. It appears in 2 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
• 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
• Applies with a Q-Tip - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• 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.

• Paint layer - COAT, used 89 times
• Layer of paint - COAT, used 85 times
• Charged bits - IONS, used 47 times
• Eight bits - BYTE, used 37 times
• Tear to bits - REND, used 37 times
• Bits of work - ERGS, used 25 times

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