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TOWEL

5 letters - 13 clues in this collection

TOWEL is a 5-letter crossword answer with 13 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 107 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

The answer

TOWEL

TOWEL

5Letters
13Clues in collection
107Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year

Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Every clue for TOWEL in this collection

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  • Beach accessory - used 13 times across 12 distinct years, most recently in 2023
  • Locker room need - used 13 times across 9 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Absorbent cloth - used 9 times across 7 distinct years, most recently in 2022
  • Dry (off) - used 9 times across 8 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Beachgoer's need - used 8 times across 7 distinct years, most recently in 2023
  • Symbol of surrender - used 8 times across 7 distinct years, most recently in 2015
  • Throw in the ___ - used 8 times across 6 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Beach bag item - used 7 times across 6 distinct years, most recently in 2024
  • Drying cloth - used 7 times across 7 distinct years, most recently in 2022
  • Spa handout - used 7 times across 6 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Drying need - used 6 times across 4 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Low-tech hair dryer - used 6 times across 6 distinct years, most recently in 2023
  • Throw in the ___ (give up) - used 6 times across 6 distinct years, most recently in 2025

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  • TENSE - 5 letters, 1,261 combined xd usages, 57 clues in this collection
  • TERSE - 5 letters, 1,177 combined xd usages, 48 clues in this collection
  • TEASE - 5 letters, 1,139 combined xd usages, 43 clues in this collection
  • TIARA - 5 letters, 1,020 combined xd usages, 71 clues in this collection
  • TRESS - 5 letters, 924 combined xd usages, 23 clues in this collection
  • TASTE - 5 letters, 882 combined xd usages, 49 clues in this collection
  • TENOR - 5 letters, 786 combined xd usages, 47 clues in this collection

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