Ribbon holder
The crossword clue "Ribbon holder" is answered by SPOOL, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPOOL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPOOL answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 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.
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Other clues for SPOOL
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPOOL, most used first.
- Thread holder - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
- Bobbin - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
- Sewing kit item - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Reel - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Thread unit - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Wire holder - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Film holder - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Tape holder - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Thread bearer - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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