Ward heelers
The crossword clue "Ward heelers" is answered by POLS, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
POLS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the POLS answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 5 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.
- HENCHMEN (1 uses in xd)
- POLITICOS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for POLS
Every other clue in this collection answered by POLS, most used first.
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- D.C. figures - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Office seekers - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Running pros - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Campaign pros - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Capitol Hill figures - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
- Office seekers, for short - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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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.
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