Abate
The crossword clue "Abate" is answered by EBB, a 3-letter entry. Used 36 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EBB
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EBB answer page.
Used 36 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 15 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.
- EASEUP (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for EBB
Every other clue in this collection answered by EBB, most used first.
- Recede - used 344 times, most recently in 2026
- Flow back - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
- Wane - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Flow out - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
- Subside - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
- Decline - used 88 times, most recently in 2025
- ___ and flow - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Diminish - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Fall back - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Flow's partner - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
- Recede, as the tide - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Dwindle - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Go back - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Fade away - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Go out - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Go down - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Outward flow - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
- Reflux - used 22 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.
- Before - ERE, used 733 times
- Greek vowel - ETA, used 549 times
- Superlative suffix - EST, used 521 times
- Greek letter - ETA, used 512 times
- Mess up - ERR, used 508 times
- Work unit - ERG, used 488 times
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