Ancient stringed instrument
The crossword clue "Ancient stringed instrument" is answered by LYRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 32 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LYRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LYRE answer page.
Used 32 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. 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.
- ASOR (3 uses in xd)
- NEBEL (1 uses in xd)
- PSALTERY (1 uses in xd)
- REBEC (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LYRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LYRE, most used first.
- Apollo's instrument - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Instrument for Orpheus - used 30 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
- Ancient Peruvian - INCA, used 202 times
- Reed instrument - OBOE, used 195 times
- Double-reed instrument - OBOE, used 140 times
- Ancient Andean - INCA, used 102 times
- Ancient Syria - ARAM, used 69 times
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