Piercing tools
The crossword clue "Piercing tools" is answered by AWLS, a 4-letter entry. Used 59 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 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 59 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 16 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.
- Hole-making tools - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
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 tools - AXES, used 77 times
- Garden tools - HOES, used 71 times
- Tools with teeth - SAWS, used 55 times
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