Use scissors
The crossword clue "Use scissors" is answered by SNIP, a 4-letter entry. Used 81 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
SNIP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNIP answer page.
Used 81 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 14 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- SHEAR (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SNIP
Every other clue in this pilot answered by SNIP, most used first.
- Scissors sound - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
- Salon sound - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Quick cut - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
- Barbershop sound - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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 swizzle stick - STIR, used 114 times
- Use a keyboard - TYPE, used 113 times
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