Nail alternative
The crossword clue "Nail alternative" is answered by SCREW, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCREW
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCREW answer page.
Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SCREW
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCREW, most used first.
- Threaded fastener - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Propeller. - used 22 times, most recently in 2005
- Propeller type - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Carpenter's fastener - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Metal fastener - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Threaded hardware - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- "The Turn of the ___" - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
- Alternative to a nail - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Wood fastener - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Bit of hardware - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Carpentry fastener - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Propeller shape - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Spiral pin - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Prison guard, slangily - 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.
- Midway alternative - OHARE, used 67 times
- Advil alternative - ALEVE, used 66 times
- Nail file material - EMERY, used 51 times
- Nail polish brand - ESSIE, used 46 times
- Tylenol alternative - ALEVE, used 39 times
- Clothesline alternative - DRYER, used 34 times
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