Stringed instruments
The crossword clue "Stringed instruments" is answered by HARPS, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1951. 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
HARPS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HARPS answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1951. 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 HARPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by HARPS, most used first.
- Angelic instruments - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavenly strings - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Dwells (on) - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Plucked instruments - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Ethereal instruments - used 7 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.
- Stringed instrument - VIOLA, used 51 times
- Woodwind instruments - OBOES, used 43 times
- Double-reed instruments - OBOES, used 37 times
- Stringed instrument - SITAR, used 23 times
- Stringed instruments - LUTES, used 21 times
- Wind instruments - OBOES, used 21 times
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