Ball-___ hammer
The crossword clue "Ball-___ hammer" is answered by PEEN, a 4-letter entry. Used 59 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PEEN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PEEN answer page.
Used 59 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PEEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by PEEN, most used first.
- Hammer part - used 208 times, most recently in 2026
- Hammer end - used 79 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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- Hammer target - NAIL, used 68 times
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- Crystal ball user - SEER, used 61 times
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