Clean with a cloth

The answer

WIPE

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

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for WIPE

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

• Help with the dishes - used 21 times, most recently in 2018
• Use a sponge - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Moist towelette - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Use a sponge on - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Erase - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Clean (off) - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Squeegee - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Use a dish towel - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Use a napkin on - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Dry the dishes - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Rub dry - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Use a paper towel - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• Prefix with dynamic - AERO, used 152 times
• Share a border with - ABUT, used 152 times
• Done with - OVER, used 145 times
• With: Fr. - AVEC, used 132 times
• With skill - ABLY, used 127 times
• Mix with a spoon - STIR, used 117 times

Search the clue collection

Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.