Spill the beans
The crossword clue "Spill the beans" is answered by TELL, a 4-letter entry. Used 96 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TELL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TELL answer page.
Used 96 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TELL
Every other clue in this collection answered by TELL, most used first.
- Relate - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Snitch - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Narrate - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Inform - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Blab - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Tattle - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Gambler's giveaway - used 26 times, most recently in 2021
- Poker player's giveaway - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Be a snitch - used 23 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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