Book holder
The crossword clue "Book holder" is answered by SHELF, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SHELF
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHELF answer page.
Used 11 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. 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.
- SLIPCASE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for SHELF
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHELF, most used first.
- Bookcase part - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Ledge - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Book keeper - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Place for books - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Bookcase unit - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Volume setting? - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Cupboard feature - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Book of maps - ATLAS, used 317 times
- Thread holder - SPOOL, used 125 times
- Map book - ATLAS, used 73 times
- Deed holder - OWNER, used 67 times
- Title holder - OWNER, used 57 times
- Book after Daniel - HOSEA, used 56 times
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