Thread bearer
The crossword clue "Thread bearer" is answered by SPOOL, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. 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
SPOOL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPOOL answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- Ribbon holder - used 14 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
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.
- Cotton thread - LISLE, used 75 times
- Hosiery thread - LISLE, used 34 times
- Strong cotton thread - LISLE, used 27 times
- Fine cotton thread - LISLE, used 25 times
- Thread - LISLE, used 23 times
- Fine thread - LISLE, used 13 times
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