Beak
The crossword clue "Beak" is answered by NIB, a 3-letter entry. Used 33 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NIB
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NIB answer page.
Used 33 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 11 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.
- SCHNOZ (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for NIB
Every other clue in this collection answered by NIB, most used first.
- Pen point - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Pen tip - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Penpoint - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Point - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Writing tip - used 22 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.
- Bird's beak - NEB, used 52 times
- Beak - NEB, used 35 times
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