Hole punchers
The crossword clue "Hole punchers" is answered by AWLS, a 4-letter entry. Used 40 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AWLS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AWLS answer page.
Used 40 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- Pointed tools - used 36 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.
- 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
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