Hole-making bug
The crossword clue "Hole-making bug" is answered by BORER, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BORER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BORER answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BORER
Every other clue in this collection answered by BORER, most used first.
- Destructive insect - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Shipworm - used 16 times, most recently in 2009
- Drilling tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Hole-making tool - used 8 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.
- Hole ___. - INONE, used 76 times
- Bug - ANNOY, used 50 times
- Roll with a hole - BAGEL, used 34 times
- ___ the hole - ACEIN, used 31 times
- Had a bug - AILED, used 29 times
- Hole in the head - SINUS, used 28 times
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