Needle
The crossword clue "Needle" is answered by TWIT, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1976. 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
TWIT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TWIT answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1976. 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
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Other clues for TWIT
Every other clue in this collection answered by TWIT, most used first.
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- Taunt - used 33 times, most recently in 2008
- Ridicule - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
- Tease - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
- Blockhead - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Poke fun at - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Fool - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Pinhead - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
- Reproach. - used 13 times, most recently in 1995
- Upbraid. - used 12 times, most recently in 2001
- Doofus - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Foolish fellow - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Foolish sort - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Make fun of - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Dweeb - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
- Airhead - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Foolish one - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Knucklehead - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Silly goose - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Silly sort - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Annoying person - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Buffoon - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Numbskull - 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.
- Needle case - ETUI, used 240 times
- Uses needle and thread - SEWS, used 36 times
- Needle holder - ETUI, used 31 times
- Needle holes - EYES, used 27 times
- Uses a needle - SEWS, used 26 times
- Decorative needle case - ETUI, used 17 times
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