Percussion instrument
The crossword clue "Percussion instrument" is answered by DRUM, a 4-letter entry. Used 39 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DRUM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DRUM answer page.
Used 39 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 11 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.
- TRIANGLE (10 uses in xd)
- KETTLEDRUM (8 uses in xd)
- SNAREDRUM (4 uses in xd)
- TOMTOM (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for DRUM
Every other clue in this collection answered by DRUM, most used first.
- Oil container - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
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