Clues for the word "ABACK"
We've had 57 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 208 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on January 15, 2026.
Definition of aback
- adv. - Toward the back or rear; backward.
- adv. - Behind; in the rear.
- adv. - Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind.
- n. - An abacus.
Referring Clues
- Unawares
- Taken ___ (surprised)
- Taken ___
- One way to be taken
- Taken ___ (surprised)
- By surprise
- Sternward
- One way to get taken
- Taken ___: shocked
- Taken ___ (startled)
- Taken ___ (caught by surprise)
- Where the offended are taken?
- How some are taken
- Taken ___ (caught unawares)
- Taken ___: shocked
- Rearward
- Backwards
- By suprise
- Taken ___: surprised
- Taken ___: startled
- Taken ___: disconcerted
- Surprised way to be taken
- Surprised (with "taken")
- One way to be taken?
- Way to be taken
- Surprisingly
- Stunned way to be taken
- Surprising way to be taken
- Taken ___ (given a turn)
- Off guard
- Startling way to be taken
- Taken ___ (shocked)
- Throw off
- Where one is surprisingly taken?
- Taken, sometimes
- Off-guard
- Surprising way to be taken?
- To the rear
- A defender may be surprised taken so
- A surprising way to be taken
- How one may get taken in black cab, after having a turn
- One is surprised when taken thus
- A footballer can be taken thus
- A rugby player thus taken by surprise
- How the surprised are taken
- Surprised, taken ___
- Shocked, taken ___
- A person is surprised if you take him this
- You'll surprise someone by taking him this
- How you may be taken by surprise
- A second taken by surprise
- Toward the rear
- A defender taken thus is disconcerted
- Take ___ (flabbergast)
- Taken ___ (startled and confused)
- Taken ___ (astonished)
- Taken - (surprised)
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - January 15, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - January 10, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - December 21, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 18, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 03, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 29, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 01, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 28, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 18, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 02, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 26, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 19, 2025
- Mirror Mini - July 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 26, 2025
- LA Times - June 22, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 22, 2025
- Mirror Mini - May 24, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 24, 2025
- Your Life Choices - April 13, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - February 28, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 29, 2025
- LA Times - January 21, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 18, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - December 07, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - November 30, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 20, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - September 05, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - July 21, 2024
- Your Life Choices - July 08, 2024
- LA Times - July 07, 2024
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