Designate

The answer

TAP

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAP answer page.

Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 7 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.

• NAME (44 uses in xd)
• ASSIGN (15 uses in xd)
• APPOINT (10 uses in xd)
• ENTITLE (8 uses in xd)
• ANOINT (6 uses in xd)

Other clues for TAP

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

• Spigot - used 229 times, most recently in 2026
• Faucet - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• Keg need - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Water source - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Phone bug - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Light touch - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Touch lightly - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Touch on the shoulder - used 34 times, most recently in 2023
• Select - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Keg attachment - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of dance - used 23 times, most recently in 2005
• Water faucet - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Dance style - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Pub fixture - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Dance like Savion Glover - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Draft source - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Percussive dance - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Listening device - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• "Singin' in the Rain" dance style - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Type of dance - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Brewpub fixture - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Dance genre - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Noisy dance style - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Bar fixture - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Bug - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Draw upon - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Keg insert - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Call on - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Strike lightly - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Pub spigot - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Beer keg insert - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Beer source - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Begin to use - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Choose - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Keg feature - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Draw from - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Draw on - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Noisy dance genre - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Open, as a keg - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Dance specialty - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Gentle touch - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Keg part - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Make use of - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Water spigot - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Beer barrel poker - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Draft dispenser - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Hit lightly - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Keg outlet - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Suds source - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Dance, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Dance like Hines - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Light blow - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Light knock - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Open a keg - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Shoe type - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Type of dancing - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Water outlet - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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.

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• Mao ___-tung - TSE, used 389 times
• ___ chi - TAI, used 380 times

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