Hound's handle
The crossword clue "Hound's handle" is answered by FIDO, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2007; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FIDO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FIDO answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2007; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for FIDO
Every other clue in this collection answered by FIDO, most used first.
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- Stereotypical dog name - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Generic pooch - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
- Rover's friend - used 16 times, most recently in 2013
- Classic dog name - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Pet name - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
- Dog tag? - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Generic dog - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Everydog - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
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- Traditional dog name - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
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