Curb, with "in"

The answer

REIN

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

Used 17 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for REIN

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

• Check - used 167 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridle strap - used 112 times, most recently in 2026
• Control - used 53 times, most recently in 2012
• Harness strap - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Jockey's strap - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Bridle part - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Harness part - used 47 times, most recently in 2025
• Bridle attachment - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Bit attachment - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Curb - used 41 times, most recently in 2021
• Horse rider's strap - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Jockey strap - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Pull (in) - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Horse halter - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Hold back - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
• Rider's strap - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Free ___ (carte blanche) - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Restrain - used 22 times, most recently in 2011
• __ in; bring under control - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Equestrian's strap - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Equestrian's control - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Horse controller - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Horse strap - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Keep in check - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
• Hold in check - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• It pulls a bit - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Restraint - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Cayuse controller - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Steed stopper - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Horse holder - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Jockey's handful - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Means of control - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Buggy driver's control - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Rider's handful - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Equine restraint - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Free ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Hold your horses - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• ___ in (get under control) - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Apt rhyme for "restrain" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Arabian controller - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Clydesdale controller - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Equestrian's brake - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Equestrian's handful - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Jock strap? - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• This pulls a bit - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

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.

• Prefix with dynamic - AERO, used 152 times
• Share a border with - ABUT, used 152 times
• Done with - OVER, used 145 times
• With: Fr. - AVEC, used 132 times
• With skill - ABLY, used 127 times
• Mix with a spoon - STIR, used 117 times

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