Sharp as a tack
The crossword clue "Sharp as a tack" is answered by KEEN, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
KEEN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KEEN answer page.
Used 26 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 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.
- SHREWD (3 uses in xd)
- WHIPSMART (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for KEEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by KEEN, most used first.
- Sharp - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
- Acute - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Enthusiastic - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Eager - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Peachy ___ - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Razor-sharp - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Astute - used 26 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.
- Sharp taste - TANG, used 88 times
- Sharp flavor - TANG, used 53 times
- Sharp-tasting - TART, used 29 times
- Tack - NAIL, used 28 times
- Sharp tooth - FANG, used 26 times
- Sharp cry - YELP, used 24 times
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