Open a bottle

The answer

UNCAP

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UNCAP answer page.

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1984. 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.

• DECAP (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for UNCAP

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

• Open, as a bottle - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
• Open, as a toothpaste tube - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Open, in a way - used 34 times, most recently in 2023
• Remove the lid from - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Open, as a pill bottle - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Take the lid off - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Open, as toothpaste - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Open - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
• Open, as an aspirin bottle - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Open a toothpaste tube - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Open up, as toothpaste - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Take the top off - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Open, as a soda bottle - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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.

• Open-mouthed - AGAPE, used 104 times
• Out in the open - OVERT, used 91 times
• Wide open - AGAPE, used 83 times
• Soda bottle size - LITER, used 75 times
• Open courtyards - ATRIA, used 51 times
• Bottle parts - NECKS, used 32 times

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