Pear-shaped instrument
The crossword clue "Pear-shaped instrument" is answered by LUTE, a 4-letter entry. Used 61 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LUTE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LUTE answer page.
Used 61 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 15 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.
- MANDOLIN (6 uses in xd)
- REBEC (4 uses in xd)
- OUD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LUTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LUTE, most used first.
- Minstrel's instrument - used 61 times, most recently in 2024
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
- S-shaped molding - OGEE, used 170 times
- Pear variety - BOSC, used 152 times
- Double-reed instrument - OBOE, used 140 times
- Rice-shaped pasta - ORZO, used 118 times
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