Sword
The crossword clue "Sword" is answered by RAPIER, a 6-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 1997; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RAPIER
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAPIER answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 1997; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 2 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.
- CUTLASS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RAPIER
Every other clue in this collection answered by RAPIER, most used first.
- Dueling sword - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Slender sword - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Two-edged sword - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
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.
- Samurai sword - KATANA, used 15 times
- Sword holder - SHEATH, used 12 times
- Sword-shaped. - ENSATE, used 12 times
- Sword-making city - TOLEDO, used 8 times
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