Rebuff
The crossword clue "Rebuff" is answered by SLAP, a 4-letter entry. Used 64 times across 44 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SLAP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLAP answer page.
Used 64 times across 44 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 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.
- REPULSE (2 uses in xd)
- COLDSHOULDER (1 uses in xd)
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Every other clue in this collection answered by SLAP, most used first.
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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.
- Rebuff - SNUB, used 57 times
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