Hot __

The answer

ROD

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

Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 3 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.

• SEXY (130 uses in xd)
• STOLEN (78 uses in xd)
• ONAROLL (34 uses in xd)
• IRATE (21 uses in xd)
• EROTIC (19 uses in xd)

Other clues for ROD

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

• Scepter - used 144 times, most recently in 2026
• Fishing pole - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
• Curtain holder - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Staff - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Piston connector - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Towel holder - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Twilight Zone" creator Serling - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Lightning attractor - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Fishing stick - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• "Maggie May" singer Stewart - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Reel's partner - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Casting need - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Gat - used 18 times, most recently in 2009
• Singer Stewart - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Curtain support - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Stick. - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Wand - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• Bacillus shape - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Cone's counterpart - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Angler's need - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Pole - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Reactor part - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Shower curtain holder - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Curtain hanger - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Fishing tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Gangster's gun - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Heater - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Reel partner - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Retina cell - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Retina part - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Stewart or Serling - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Baton - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Divining tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Serling of "The Twilight Zone" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• 16½ feet. - used 9 times, most recently in 1977
• Fishing gear - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Poet McKuen - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
• Retinal cell - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "Spare the __ ..." - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
• Staff associate? - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• __ and reel - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Cone counterpart - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" singer Stewart - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Five-and-a-half yards - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• 16.5 feet - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• 18-time MLB All-Star Carew - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Actor Steiger - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Casting requirement? - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Reel holder - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Serling - used 7 times, most recently in 1996
• Serling or Steiger - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Stewart or Steiger - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Word after hot or lightning - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Angling aid - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Brother of Todd Flanders on "The Simpsons" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Divining device - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Dowel - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Lightning ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Reel's companion - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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.

• Hot tub - SPA, used 255 times
• Hot temper - IRE, used 110 times
• Hot blood - IRE, used 82 times
• "Cat __ Hot Tin Roof" - ONA, used 75 times
• Hot dog holder - BUN, used 57 times
• Hot time in Paris - ETE, used 40 times

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