Plucked instrument
The crossword clue "Plucked instrument" is answered by HARP, a 4-letter entry. Used 41 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HARP
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Used 41 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for HARP
Every other clue in this collection answered by HARP, most used first.
- Angel's instrument - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Angelic instrument - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavenly instrument - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Woodwind instrument - OBOE, used 332 times
- Reed instrument - OBOE, used 195 times
- Double-reed instrument - OBOE, used 140 times
- Minstrel's instrument - LUTE, used 61 times
- Pear-shaped instrument - LUTE, used 61 times
- Big brass instrument - TUBA, used 48 times
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