Whittle
The crossword clue "Whittle" is answered by CARVE, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CARVE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CARVE answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 10 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.
- HANDCARVE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CARVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CARVE, most used first.
- Sculpt - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Make a cameo - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Slice - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Do the honors on Thanksgiving - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Slice, as a turkey - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Whittle away - ERODE, used 27 times
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