Some jabs
The crossword clue "Some jabs" is answered by LEFTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 17 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LEFTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEFTS answer page.
Used 17 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1983. 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.
- RIGHTS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LEFTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEFTS, most used first.
- Some turns - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Some car turns - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Some boxing jabs - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Some punches - used 6 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.
- Like some seals - EARED, used 89 times
- Like some committees - ADHOC, used 68 times
- Caught some Z's - SLEPT, used 54 times
- Some messages - EMAIL, used 54 times
- Like some gases - INERT, used 48 times
- Jabs - POKES, used 47 times
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