Large swallow

The answer

SWIG

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

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 4 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.

• GULP (5 uses in xd)
• PURPLEMARTIN (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SWIG

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

• Big gulp - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Gulp - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Gulp from a flask - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Drink from a flask - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Big drink - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Guzzle - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Large gulp - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Belt - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Deep drink - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Hearty gulp - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Draft - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Hearty sip - 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.

• Sea swallow - TERN, used 107 times
• Large quantity - SLEW, used 54 times
• Large amount - SCAD, used 51 times
• Large number - SLEW, used 47 times
• Large family - CLAN, used 40 times
• Large bodies of water - SEAS, used 39 times

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