Hammer target
The crossword clue "Hammer target" is answered by NAIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 68 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NAIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NAIL answer page.
Used 68 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 9 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.
- NAILHEAD (3 uses in xd)
- GONG (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by NAIL, most used first.
- Hammer's target - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Execute perfectly - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Do perfectly - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Hammer part - PEEN, used 208 times
- Mascara target - LASH, used 99 times
- Massage target - ACHE, used 97 times
- "If __ a Hammer" - IHAD, used 84 times
- Hammer end - PEEN, used 79 times
- Air freshener target - ODOR, used 76 times
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