Pointed tools
The crossword clue "Pointed tools" is answered by AWLS, a 4-letter entry. Used 36 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 8 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 36 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1943. 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.
- STYLETS (1 uses in xd)
- STYLI (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
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
- Lumberjacks' tools - AXES, used 38 times
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