Facing the pitcher
The crossword clue "Facing the pitcher" is answered by ATBAT, a 5-letter entry. Used 120 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ATBAT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ATBAT answer page.
Used 120 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 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.
- BATTING (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ATBAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ATBAT, most used first.
- Up - used 71 times, most recently in 2025
- Ready to swing - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
- Up, in baseball - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Ready to hit - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Chance to swing - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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