Symbol of sturdiness

The answer

OAK

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OAK answer page.

Used 22 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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• OAKTREE (5 uses in xd)

Other clues for OAK

Every other clue in this collection answered by OAK, most used first.

• Sturdy tree - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Furniture wood - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Acorn producer - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Symbol of strength - used 54 times, most recently in 2022
• Mighty tree - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Tree with acorns - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Erstwhile acorn - used 34 times, most recently in 2015
• Acorn source - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Durable wood - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Wine barrel wood - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Hard wood - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
• Whiskey barrel wood - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Barrel wood - used 21 times, most recently in 2026

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• Symbol of wisdom - OWL, used 55 times
• Density symbol - RHO, used 42 times
• Symbol of intrigue - WEB, used 37 times
• Golden ratio symbol - PHI, used 35 times
• CBS symbol - EYE, used 34 times
• Pharaoh's symbol - ASP, used 34 times

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