One of the strings
The crossword clue "One of the strings" is answered by VIOLA, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
VIOLA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VIOLA answer page.
Used 14 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 7 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.
- VIOLIN (2 uses in xd)
- BASSIST (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for VIOLA
Every other clue in this collection answered by VIOLA, most used first.
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- String quartet instrument - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- "Twelfth Night" heroine - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Cello cousin - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Cello's cousin - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Cello's smaller cousin - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Quartet member - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Cello relative - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- "Fences" actress Davis - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- "Twelfth Night" role - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
- Orchestra instrument - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- It's tucked under the chin - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Kind of concerto - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Part of a string quartet - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- String instrument - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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