Barbed remark

The answer

GIBE

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

Used 20 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 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.

• ZINGER (2 uses in xd)
• GINE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for GIBE

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

• Taunt - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
• Taunting remark - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Mocking remark - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Jeer - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Scoff - used 15 times, most recently in 2013
• Deride - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
• Mock - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Razz - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Cutting remark - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Dig - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Ridicule - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Scoff at - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Aggressive remark - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Barb - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Snide remark - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• Cutting remark - BARB, used 69 times
• Witty remark - QUIP, used 58 times
• Biting remark - BARB, used 55 times
• Disparaging remark - SLUR, used 53 times
• Witty remark - JEST, used 41 times
• Insulting remark - SLUR, used 40 times

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