Jab in the ribs
The crossword clue "Jab in the ribs" is answered by POKE, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
POKE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the POKE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for POKE
Every other clue in this collection answered by POKE, most used first.
- Jab - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
- Jab with a finger - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Elbow - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Nudge - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Pig's place? - used 21 times, most recently in 2016
- Place for a pig? - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
- Prod - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Jab playfully - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Finger jab - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Pig in a __ - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Thrust - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
- Nose (around) - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Raw fish dish - 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.
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- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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