Bladed pole

The answer

OAR

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

Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 4 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.

• HOE (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for OAR

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

• Rowing need - used 157 times, most recently in 2026
• Scull - used 100 times, most recently in 2025
• Paddle - used 97 times, most recently in 2025
• Rowing tool - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
• Crew tool - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
• Rower's need - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Row - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Crew member - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowing implement - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Galley item - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Boat propeller - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowboat propeller - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowboat need - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
• Rowboat implement - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Dinghy propeller - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Scull tool - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
• Rower's implement - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Rower's tool - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Crew need - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Stick in the water - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Sweep. - used 36 times, most recently in 2001
• Rower's blade - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Sculler's need - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Galley tool - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Crew's control? - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Scull need - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Rowboat blade - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Rower - used 28 times, most recently in 2018
• Boathouse item - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Dinghy mover - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Boat mover - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Dinghy thingy - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Lifeboat need - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowboat mover - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• It fits in a lock - used 23 times, most recently in 2021
• Crew team's blade - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Crew implement - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Galley propeller - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Regatta implement - used 21 times, most recently in 2022
• Dory propeller - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Galley implement - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
• Lifeboat mover - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Paddle kin - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Shell mover - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
• Paddle's kin - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Dinghy need - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
• Propel, in a way - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowing blade - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Scull propeller - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Dinghy implement - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Paddle relative - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Thole insert - used 15 times, most recently in 2014
• Galley need - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Gondola propeller - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Low-tech propeller - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Regatta blade - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Sculler's implement - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Crewman - used 13 times, most recently in 2007
• Dinghy blade - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowboat accessory - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Sculler's tool - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Blade in the water - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Lock insert - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Paddle's cousin - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Pole with a blade - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Propeller. - used 12 times, most recently in 2003
• Rowboat tool - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Rowing stick - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Ben-Hur was chained to one - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Crew item - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Shell propeller - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Trireme tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• What you need to row, row, row your boat - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Backwash creator - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Blade - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Canoe paddle - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Dinghy accessory - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Dinghy tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Galley mover - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Sculling need - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Tool for rowing - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Boat maneuverer - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Crew blade - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Crew-team member - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Put one's ___ in - used 9 times, most recently in 1981
• Regatta tool - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Sculling instrument - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Small boat mover - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Stick in a lock - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Boat blade - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Boat-rowing tool - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Boathouse blade - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Boathouse implement - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Boating blade - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Boating tool - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Crew member's handful - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Gig implement - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Henley propeller - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Pole for propulsion - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Ripple maker - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Row your boat - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Sculler's gear - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Sculling blade - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Boat paddle - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Canoe propeller - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Dinghy driver - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Dory mover - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Item in a lock - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Rowboat necessity - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sculler - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Sculling tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Thole filler - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Blade on a boat - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Dinghy thingie - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Lifeboat item - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Lifeboat must - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Regatta trophy - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Rowboat rower - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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• North Pole toymaker - ELF, used 24 times
• North Pole helper - ELF, used 18 times

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