Sudden sharp pain

The answer

STAB

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022. It appears in 5 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.

• TWINGE (3 uses in xd)
• PANG (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for STAB

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

• Wild guess - used 480 times, most recently in 2026
• Attempt - used 223 times, most recently in 2026
• Pierce - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
• Rough guess - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Shot in the dark - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• Try - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Puncture - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
• Impale - used 31 times, most recently in 2018
• Run through - used 29 times, most recently in 2019
• Try: Colloq. - used 26 times, most recently in 1970
• Random guess - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Take a __ at; attempt - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Knife - used 21 times, most recently in 2020
• Take a __ at; try - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Thrust. - used 20 times, most recently in 1999
• Effort - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Grab with a toothpick - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Guess - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Sharp pain - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Use a dagger - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Guesstimate - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Wild attempt - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Brief try - used 15 times, most recently in 2014
• Uneducated guess - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Blind guess - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Shot - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Use a dirk - used 12 times, most recently in 2005
• Bayonet thrust - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Skewer - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Wild try - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
• Attack with a knife - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Awkward try - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Knife thrust - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Pierce with a knife - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Take a ___ at - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• Whack - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Attempt: Colloq. - used 8 times, most recently in 1963
• Brief attempt - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Crack - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• "I'll take a ___ at it" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ in the back (betray) - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Informal attempt - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Poke holes in - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Sudden pain - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Total guess - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Knife wound - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Pink - used 7 times, most recently in 1988
• Seize with a toothpick - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Spear - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Casual attempt - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Grab with a fork - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Pierce with a toothpick - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a poniard - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Use a stiletto - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Wound with a dagger - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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.

• Dull pain - ACHE, used 194 times
• Sharp - KEEN, used 139 times
• Pain in the neck - PEST, used 99 times
• Sharp taste - TANG, used 88 times
• Pain - ACHE, used 59 times
• Sudden attack - RAID, used 58 times

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