Door holder

The answer

HINGE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HINGE answer page.

Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 6 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.

• JAMB (3 uses in xd)
• HASP (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for HINGE

Every other clue in this collection answered by HINGE, most used first.

• Depend (on) - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Door part - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Door hardware - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Door attachment - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Depend - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Turning point - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Door joint - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Pivot - used 10 times, most recently in 2000
• Pivotal point - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Be contingent - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Door piece - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Gate squeaker - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Swinging joint? - 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.

• Door sign - ENTER, used 135 times
• Thread holder - SPOOL, used 125 times
• Deed holder - OWNER, used 67 times
• Title holder - OWNER, used 57 times
• Canvas holder - EASEL, used 56 times
• Two-door car - COUPE, used 55 times

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