Hole makers
The crossword clue "Hole makers" is answered by AWLS, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
AWLS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AWLS answer page.
Used 14 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 8 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.
- DRILLBITS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AWLS
Every other clue in this collection answered by AWLS, most used first.
- Piercing tools - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Hole-making tools - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
- Hole-punching tools - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Hole punchers - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Pointed tools - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- Cobblers' tools - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Leatherworking tools - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Punching tools - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Saddler's tools - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Puncturing tools - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Shoemaker's tools - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Belt hole makers - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Leather-punching tools - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Tools. - used 12 times, most recently in 1972
- Cobbler's tools - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Boring tools - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Leather piercers - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Sharp punches - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
- Belt maker's tools - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Cobbler's collection - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Pointy tools - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Saddlers' tools - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Beltmaking tools - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Leatherworker's tools - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Leatherworkers' tools - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Shoemakers' tools - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Some punches - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Poking tools - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Tannery tools - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Woodworking tools - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Mischief-makers - IMPS, used 49 times
- Made a hole in one - ACED, used 37 times
- Is in the hole - OWES, used 36 times
- Enlarge a hole - REAM, used 33 times
- Was in the hole - OWED, used 33 times
- Match makers - SETS, used 26 times
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