Sword's superior

The answer

PEN

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

Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for PEN

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

• Corral - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
• Signing need - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
• Stock holder - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Write - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
• Farm enclosure - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Writing tool - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Paper Mate product - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Calligraphy tool - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Pigsty - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Writing implement - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Bic product - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Slammer - used 27 times, most recently in 2021
• Compose - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Ballpoint, e.g. - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Signature piece? - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Signer's need - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Animal enclosure - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Author - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Ballpoint - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Pig's digs - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Writing instrument - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Big house - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
• Enclosure - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Female swan - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Sty - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Cooler - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Its tip may be felt - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Calligrapher's tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Confident solver's tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Cross product - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• It's mightier than the sword - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Signing tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Sword's superior, proverbially - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• White House souvenir - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Writer - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Writer's tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Writing utensil - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Proverbial sword beater - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Hotel freebie - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Ink-filled tool - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Parker product - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Pocket protector item - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Quill. - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Sword's superior, in a saying - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Autograph hound's necessity - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Cartridge holder - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Check endorser's need - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Cob's mate - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Confident crossword solver's tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Cygnet's mother - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Ink holder - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Livestock enclosure - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Pilot product - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Ballpoint, for example - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Be the author of - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Con's confines - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Desk set item - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• "Felt-tip" implement - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Fenced-in area - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Fold. - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Hoosegow - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Memento from a bill-signing ceremony - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Sword vanquisher - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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.

• Cpl.'s superior - SGT, used 70 times
• Pvt.'s superior - SGT, used 52 times
• Capt.'s superior - MAJ, used 39 times
• Maj.'s superior - COL, used 34 times
• King's superior - ACE, used 16 times
• Col.'s superior - GEN, used 12 times

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