Bit of ointment
The crossword clue "Bit of ointment" is answered by DAB, a 3-letter entry. Used 41 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DAB
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DAB answer page.
Used 41 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DAB
Every other clue in this collection answered by DAB, most used first.
- Smidgen - used 83 times, most recently in 2025
- Small amount - used 70 times, most recently in 2025
- Apply gently - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Apply cream - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Wee dollop - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Little bit - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Pat gently - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Smidge - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Apply lightly - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Dollop - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Pat - used 28 times, most recently in 2020
- Slight touch - used 28 times, most recently in 2021
- Brylcreem amount - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Charged bit - ION, used 243 times
- Wee bit - TAD, used 234 times
- Little bit - TAD, used 161 times
- Bit of butter - PAT, used 124 times
- Granola bit - OAT, used 113 times
- Bit - TAD, used 103 times
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