Fencing sword
The crossword clue "Fencing sword" is answered by FOIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FOIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FOIL answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for FOIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by FOIL, most used first.
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- Aluminum wrap - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Frustrate - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
- Fencing weapon - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Kitchen wrap - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Wrap for leftovers - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- It's a wrap - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Straight man - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Fencing sword - EPEE, used 419 times
- Fencing weapon - EPEE, used 131 times
- Sword handle - HILT, used 117 times
- Fencing blade - EPEE, used 107 times
- Dueling sword - EPEE, used 75 times
- Olympic sword - EPEE, used 70 times
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