Rail splitter

The answer

AXE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AXE answer page.

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2015. It appears in 2 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.

• ABE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for AXE

Every other clue in this collection answered by AXE, most used first.

• Chopper - used 156 times, most recently in 2026
• Chopping tool - used 143 times, most recently in 2026
• Lumberjack's tool - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
• Fire - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Log chopper - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Firefighter's tool - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Body spray brand - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Can - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Pink-slip - used 41 times, most recently in 2021
• Logger's tool - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Woodsman's tool - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Paul Bunyan's tool - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Bunyan's tool - used 34 times, most recently in 2018
• Tool. - used 31 times, most recently in 2000
• Fireman's tool - used 27 times, most recently in 2017
• Cut drastically - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Send packing - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Let go - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Log splitter - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Forest feller - used 18 times, most recently in 2020
• Hatchet - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Chop - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Dismiss - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Get rid of - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• What a feller needs - used 17 times, most recently in 2018
• Wood splitter - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Cutting tool - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Guitar, slangily - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Sack - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Firefighting tool - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Give the boot - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Wood chopper - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Reduce drastically - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Tree feller - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Woodcutter's tool - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Tin Man's prop - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Tool for Bunyan - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Cut - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Hewer - used 11 times, most recently in 2000
• Rail-splitter's tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Something to grind - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Tomahawk. - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
• Tool for a lumberjack - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Wood-chopping tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Chop down - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Good feller? - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Lizzie Borden's weapon - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Dismiss summarily - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Felling tool - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Sharp feller - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Give the heave-ho - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Hacker's tool - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Lumberjack's chopper - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Shining" prop - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Tree toppler - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Wood cutter - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Apt rhyme for "lumberjacks" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Big feller? - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Cancel - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Cut abruptly - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Feller's tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Fir feller - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Hacker - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Hacking tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Logging tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Terminate - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Tool for Paul Bunyan - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Tree chopper - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Wood-splitting tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Cleaver - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Cord cutter - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Deodorant brand - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Fire truck item - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Fire truck tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Firetruck tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Gimli's weapon - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Hatchet relative - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Hatchet's cousin - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Log-splitting tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Logger's chopper - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Lumber tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Lumberman's tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Prop for the Tin Man - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Splitting tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Termination, figuratively - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Tin Woodman's tool - used 6 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.

• Rail - BAR, used 16 times
• ___ Rail - VIA, used 12 times
• The Rail Splitter. - ABE, used 11 times
• Windy City rail inits. - CTA, used 11 times
• Rail support - TIE, used 10 times

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