Dowels

The answer

PEGS

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

Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 3 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.

• RODS (4 uses in xd)
• SETPINS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for PEGS

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

• Cribbage markers - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Cribbage pieces - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Wooden pins - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Identifies - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Cribbage scorers - used 13 times, most recently in 2017
• Cribbage needs - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Throws - used 9 times, most recently in 2002
• Categorizes - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Coatrack parts - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Cribbage counters - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Guitar string tighteners - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Identifies correctly - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Violin pins - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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.

• Nuisance - PEST, used 336 times
• "Hey, you!" - PSST, used 325 times
• Entreaty - PLEA, used 282 times
• Equal - PEER, used 256 times
• Saucy - PERT, used 233 times
• "Hey, over here!" - PSST, used 232 times

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