Stud's spot

The answer

EAR

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EAR answer page.

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 5 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.

• LOBE (5 uses in xd)
• EARLOBE (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for EAR

Every other clue in this collection answered by EAR, most used first.

• Corn unit - used 258 times, most recently in 2026
• Corn serving - used 205 times, most recently in 2026
• Listener - used 152 times, most recently in 2026
• Attention - used 145 times, most recently in 2026
• Corn spike - used 126 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearing organ - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical ability - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• Listening device - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• "In one ___ and out the other" - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical aptitude - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical gift - used 58 times, most recently in 2025
• Musical talent - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Musician's asset - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Serving of corn - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Canal site - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearing thing - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Lobed organ - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Unit of corn - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Jug handle - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Spot for an AirPod - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Mr. Potato Head piece - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Canal zone? - used 34 times, most recently in 2018
• Musician's gift - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Corn portion - used 33 times, most recently in 2022
• Pitcher part - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Cochlea's place - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
• Place for a plug - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Auditory organ - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Cup handle - used 28 times, most recently in 2021
• Musical sense - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Play it by ___ - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Audience - used 25 times, most recently in 2004
• Dumbo's wing - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Piece of corn - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• Sound receiver - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Organ with a drum - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring site - used 24 times, most recently in 2017
• Cochlea site - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearing aid - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
• Musical taste - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Portion of corn - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Cochlea setting - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical acuity - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Acoustic organ - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Canal locale - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Pinna - used 20 times, most recently in 1993
• Stirrup setting - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Cob of corn - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical discernment - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Organ with a canal - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a stud - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Spot for a stud - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Concha. - used 18 times, most recently in 2007
• Knack for music - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Listen here - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Listening organ - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Lobe locale - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Shucker's unit - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• Stirrup site - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Teacup handle - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Whisperer's target - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Body part with a canal - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Mr. Potato Head part - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a ring - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Ring setting - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
• Talent for music - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Audio receiver - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Musical sensitivity - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• Pencil holder, at times - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Stud site - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Auricle - used 14 times, most recently in 2006
• Corncob - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Drum site - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Otologist's concern - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
• Place for a piercing - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring bearer, maybe - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Sympathetic attention - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Body part with a lobe - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Musical knack - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Part of ENT - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for an AirPod - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring bearer? - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Something to whisper into - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Spike of corn - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Anvil's place - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Cereal spike - used 12 times, most recently in 2011
• Corn holder - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Hoop site - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Lend an ___ (listen) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Mr. Potato Head attachment - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Nubbin. - used 12 times, most recently in 1982
• Something to lend or bend - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Sound-detecting organ - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Spot for a Bluetooth headset - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Wing" for Dumbo - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Bud holder - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Good listener? - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Hammer site - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Mr. Potato Head accessory - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
• Oft-pierced body part - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Organ with a lobe - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Pierced body part - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Pitch catcher - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Anvil setting - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Anvil site - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Barber's obstacle - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Body part with a drum - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Flair for music - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Hammer home? - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Hear here - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• It may be lent or bent - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Musical asset - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Musical skill - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Pencil holder - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
• Piercing place - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Sound processor - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Spike - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• Teacup part - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Van Gogh's loss - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Attention, metaphorically - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ candy (some pop tunes) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Hammer and anvil site - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Kernel holder - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Piercing site - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Pitcher handle - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Site for a drum - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Stud setting - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• You can lend it or bend it - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Fruiting spike. - used 8 times, most recently in 1981
• Mr. Potato Head stick-on - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Musician's skill - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Often-pierced body part - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Organ of equilibrium - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Piercing locale - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Place for a bud - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Plug's place - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Projection - used 8 times, most recently in 1981
• Sideburn neighbor - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Sound detector - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Stud location - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Toreador's trophy - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Van Gogh had one later in life - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Word before "drop" or "drum" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Affinity for music - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Anvil location - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Aural organ - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Big part of an elephant - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Bud's place - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• __ candy - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Cauliflower ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Cobful of corn - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Head part - used 7 times, most recently in 1995
• Lug of a jug - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
• Music appreciation - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Order of corn - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Orecchiette shape - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a hoop - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Q-tip target - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Sense of pitch - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Sense organ - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Sensory organ - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Shell shape. - used 7 times, most recently in 1977
• Singer's asset - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Stirrup's site - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Tin ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Wax collector - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Ability to discern good music - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Ability to distinguish pitch - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• AirPod's place - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Anvil locale - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Canal location - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Corn on the cob serving - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Cute as a bug's ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Drum location - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Facial feature - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Gift for music - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "Keep an ___ to the ground!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Labyrinth location - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Lobe site - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Lobe spot - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Matador's trophy - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Musical appreciation - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Musical perception - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Musician's pride - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• ___ of corn - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Pencil parking place - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Pitcher feature - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Plug place - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• "... silk purse out of a sow's ___" - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Something to lend - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Stud's place - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

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• Spot to jot - PAD, used 51 times
• "That's the spot!" - AAH, used 38 times
• Yacht spot - SEA, used 38 times
• Storage spot - BIN, used 34 times

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