Cotton thread
The crossword clue "Cotton thread" is answered by LISLE, a 5-letter entry. Used 75 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LISLE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LISLE answer page.
Used 75 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 16 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.
- FIBER (1 uses in xd)
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- Thread holder - SPOOL, used 125 times
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