Attach a patch

The answer

SEW

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

Used 21 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 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.

• SEWON (5 uses in xd)
• IRONON (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SEW

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

• Stitch - used 231 times, most recently in 2026
• Put in stitches - used 137 times, most recently in 2026
• Stitch up - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Darn - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Use needle and thread - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Work with needle and thread - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a Singer - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Baste - used 32 times, most recently in 2015
• Use a needle and thread - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a needle - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Stitch together - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some stitching - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some tailoring - used 22 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• ___ Lanka - SRI, used 1,299 times
• Sault ___ Marie - STE, used 662 times
• Droop - SAG, used 584 times
• ___ Paulo - SAO, used 510 times
• ___ Paulo, Brazil - SAO, used 496 times
• Take to court - SUE, used 466 times

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