Hot-rod rod
The crossword clue "Hot-rod rod" is answered by AXLE, a 4-letter entry. Used 38 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AXLE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AXLE answer page.
Used 38 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 14 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.
- SHAFT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AXLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by AXLE, most used first.
- Car bar - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Wheel shaft - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Wheel connector - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Wheel bar - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Wheel holder - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
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- Barbecue rod - SPIT, used 56 times
- Fishing rod - POLE, used 48 times
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