Wind
The crossword clue "Wind" is answered by COIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
COIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COIL answer page.
Used 24 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 8 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.
- SINUATE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for COIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by COIL, most used first.
- Slinky's shape - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Spiral - used 27 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.
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
- Out of the wind - ALEE, used 179 times
- Strong wind - GALE, used 156 times
- Get wind of - HEAR, used 132 times
- "Gone With the Wind" plantation - TARA, used 63 times
- Wind indicator - VANE, used 63 times
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