Rub dry
The crossword clue "Rub dry" is answered by WIPE, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WIPE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WIPE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 4 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
- Clean with a cloth - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Dry the dishes - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
- Use a paper towel - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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