Swab
The crossword clue "Swab" is answered by QTIP, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
QTIP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the QTIP answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 2 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.
- DECKHAND (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for QTIP
Every other clue in this collection answered by QTIP, most used first.
- Swab brand - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Cotton swab brand - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Stick it in your ear - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
- Cotton swab - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Ear cleaner - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Popular swab - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Wax collector - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- A Tribe Called Quest rapper - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Little swab - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Campus area - QUAD, used 93 times
- Wharf - QUAY, used 77 times
- Throw in the towel - QUIT, used 63 times
- Witty remark - QUIP, used 58 times
- Resign - QUIT, used 52 times
- Witticism - QUIP, used 52 times
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