Flows back
The crossword clue "Flows back" is answered by EBBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 97 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EBBS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EBBS answer page.
Used 97 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 19 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- RECEDES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EBBS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EBBS, most used first.
- Recedes - used 265 times, most recently in 2026
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