Thread unit
The crossword clue "Thread unit" is answered by SPOOL, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 5 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 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 5 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
- 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
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.
- Asparagus unit - SPEAR, used 125 times
- Cotton thread - LISLE, used 75 times
- Jeweler's unit - CARAT, used 62 times
- Stock unit - SHARE, used 56 times
- Mall unit - STORE, used 53 times
- Scout unit - TROOP, used 52 times
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