Use a needle

The answer

SEW

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

Used 26 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• 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
• Attach a patch - used 21 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.

• Use a shovel - DIG, used 98 times
• Use a straw - SIP, used 85 times
• Needle hole - EYE, used 56 times
• Use a crowbar - PRY, used 55 times
• Use a shuttle - TAT, used 53 times
• Use a chair - SIT, used 46 times

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