Pointed tool
The crossword clue "Pointed tool" is answered by AWL, a 3-letter entry. Used 37 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AWL
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AWL answer page.
Used 37 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 10 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.
- PICK (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for AWL
Every other clue in this collection answered by AWL, most used first.
- Piercing tool - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
- Cobbler's tool - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Hole-punching tool - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Hole-making tool - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Hole maker - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Leatherworker's tool - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Hole puncher - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Punching tool - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Shoemaker's tool - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Puncturing tool - used 28 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.
- Chopping tool - AXE, used 143 times
- Weeding tool - HOE, used 130 times
- Lumberjack's tool - AXE, used 106 times
- Rowing tool - OAR, used 88 times
- Crew tool - OAR, used 86 times
- Tool with teeth - SAW, used 83 times
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