Fishhook fastener
The crossword clue "Fishhook fastener" is answered by SNELL, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SNELL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNELL answer page.
Used 14 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SNELL
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNELL, most used first.
- Fishhook attachment - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Fishhook line - used 19 times, most recently in 2018
- Fishline leader - used 11 times, most recently in 1985
- Fishhook connector - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Tackle box item - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Fishhook holder - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Fishhook-to-line connection - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Fishing line - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Threaded fastener - SCREW, used 61 times
- Necklace fastener - CLASP, used 55 times
- Metal fastener - RIVET, used 51 times
- Gate fastener - LATCH, used 42 times
- Letter-shaped fastener - UBOLT, used 32 times
- Bracelet fastener - CLASP, used 20 times
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