Hold tightly
The crossword clue "Hold tightly" is answered by GRIP, a 4-letter entry. Used 40 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
GRIP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GRIP answer page.
Used 40 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 13 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.
- CLENCH (5 uses in xd)
- CLAMP (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for GRIP
Every other clue in this collection answered by GRIP, most used first.
- Clench - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Clutch - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
- Stagehand - used 26 times, most recently in 2015
- Hold firmly - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Close tightly - SEAL, used 82 times
- Hold sway - RULE, used 77 times
- "Hold on ___!" - ASEC, used 68 times
- Hard to hold - EELY, used 51 times
- "Hold on!" - WAIT, used 48 times
- "Hold your horses!" - WHOA, used 48 times
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