Bind tightly
The crossword clue "Bind tightly" is answered by TRUSS, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TRUSS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRUSS answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 3 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- TRUSSUP (2 uses in xd)
- STRAITLACE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRUSS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRUSS, most used first.
- Bridge support - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Tie up - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Roof support - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Bridge framework - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Supporting beam - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Bind - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Bind, as a chicken for roasting - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Tightly packed - DENSE, used 115 times
- Hold tightly - GRASP, used 20 times
- Hold tightly - CLASP, used 20 times
- Closes tightly - SEALS, used 17 times
- Bind again - RETIE, used 12 times
- Packed tightly - DENSE, used 11 times
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