Use an acetylene torch

The answer

WELD

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WELD answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for WELD

Every other clue in this collection answered by WELD, most used first.

• Fuse, as metal - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Fuse - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Use a blowtorch - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Actress Tuesday - used 18 times, most recently in 2021
• Fuse together - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Fuse metal - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Join with a blowtorch - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Fuse, in a way - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Unite - used 9 times, most recently in 2003
• Join together - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Tuesday - used 8 times, most recently in 2000
• Fuse with heat - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Join with a torch - 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.

• Use a swizzle stick - STIR, used 114 times
• Use a keyboard - TYPE, used 113 times
• Use scissors - SNIP, used 81 times
• Not in use - IDLE, used 50 times
• Use a letter opener - SLIT, used 32 times
• Use a stopwatch - TIME, used 29 times

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