Tidal action

The answer

EBB

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

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 3 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.

• EBBANDFLOW (1 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
• Abate - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• 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
• Tide type - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• "Chicago" lyricist - used 18 times, most recently in 2015
• Flow partner - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Fall away - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Flow back, as the tide - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Die down - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Fall off - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Flow's counterpart - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Recede, like the tide - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of tide - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• A drop in the ocean? - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
• Recede gradually - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Recede, as a tide - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Tidal reflux - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Decrease - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Point of decline - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Decline gradually - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Lessen - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• One of the tides - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Opposite of flow - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Peter out - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Tidal retreat - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Type of tide - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "Cabaret" lyricist - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Flow's opposite - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Tidal movement - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Drop in the ocean? - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Fall back, as a tide - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Flow back, as a tide - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Flow out, as the tide - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Go with the flow, perhaps - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Recede to the sea - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Slacken - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Taper off - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Withdraw - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Companion of flow - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Go out on the beach - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Pull back - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Chicago" lyricist Fred - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Draw back - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Flow away - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Lessen gradually - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Ocean motion - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Retreat - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Tidal withdrawal - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Weaken - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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