"Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (famous palindrome) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (famous palindrome) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ERE.

Crossword Answer For "Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (famous palindrome):

40 Potential Answers:

Rank	Answer	Length	Source	Date
98%	ERE "Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (famous palindrome)	(3)
8%	WAS "___ it a cat I saw?" (palindrome)	(3)	Universal	Sep 7, 2025
8%	ABLE "___ was I ere I saw Elba" (famous palindrome)	(4)
8%	EREI "Able was I ___ saw Elba" (famed palindrome)	(4)
8%	IERE "Able was ___ I saw Elba"	(4)
7%	CAME "I ___, I saw, I conquered"	(4)
7%	ELBA "Able was I ere I saw ___" (palindrome)	(4)	Universal	Apr 23, 2023
7%	WASI "Able ___ ere I saw Elba"	(4)
6%	HER The Beatles' "I Saw ___ Standing There"	(3)
6%	THERE "I Saw Her Standing ____"	(5)

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What is the answer of "Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (famous palindrome) Crossword Clue?

This clue refers to a famous palindrome attributed to Napoleon: "Able was I ere I saw Elba." The answer "ERE" means "before" in old English, fitting the palindrome's structure perfectly. Palindromes are words or phrases that read the same backward as forward.