Q-tips, e.g.
The crossword clue "Q-tips, e.g." is answered by SWABS, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SWABS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SWABS answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SWABS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SWABS, most used first.
- Mops - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Cleans, as a deck - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Tips off - WARNS, used 15 times
- Helpful tips - HINTS, used 11 times
- Tips - HINTS, used 8 times
- Blades with guarded tips - EPEES, used 7 times
- Tips, as one's hat - DOFFS, used 6 times
- Tips of ears - LOBES, used 6 times
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