Socket insert
The crossword clue "Socket insert" is answered by BULB, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BULB
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BULB answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BULB
Every other clue in this collection answered by BULB, most used first.
- Future tulip - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Tulip-to-be - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Onion, for one - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
- Light source - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- Garlic unit - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Lamp insert - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Thermometer part - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
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.
- Oboe insert - REED, used 61 times
- Clarinet insert - REED, used 58 times
- Collar insert - STAY, used 36 times
- VCR insert - TAPE, used 36 times
- Shoe insert - TREE, used 26 times
- Skirt insert - GORE, used 24 times
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