Writing tools
The crossword clue "Writing tools" is answered by PENS, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PENS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PENS answer page.
Used 24 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PENS
Every other clue in this collection answered by PENS, most used first.
- Writes - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Corrals - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Stock holders - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Ballpoints - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Authors - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Signing needs - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Farm enclosures - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Chopping tools - AXES, used 77 times
- Garden tools - HOES, used 71 times
- Piercing tools - AWLS, used 59 times
- Tools with teeth - SAWS, used 55 times
- Hole-making tools - AWLS, used 48 times
- Secret writing - CODE, used 45 times
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