Help with the dishes

The answer

WIPE

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

Used 21 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 6 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.

• DRY (33 uses in xd)
• RINSE (7 uses in xd)
• WIPEDRY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for WIPE

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

• 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
• Clean with a cloth - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• 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.

• 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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