Jack and Jill's vessel

The answer

PAIL

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PAIL answer page.

Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for PAIL

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

• Bucket - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandbox toy - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Beach toy - used 40 times, most recently in 2019
• Beach bucket - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Water carrier - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Sandbox bucket - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Nursery rhyme vessel - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Beach item - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• It'll hold water - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Container. - used 8 times, most recently in 1992
• Jack and Jill's container - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Milkmaid's need - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Sandcastle shaper - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Trick-or-treater's tote - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Vessel for Jack and Jill - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Water holder - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

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