Knitting need
The crossword clue "Knitting need" is answered by YARN, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
YARN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YARN answer page.
Used 29 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 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.
- NEEDLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for YARN
Every other clue in this collection answered by YARN, most used first.
- Knitter's need - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Pressing need - IRON, used 116 times
- Tug-of-war need - ROPE, used 72 times
- Knitting stitch - PURL, used 58 times
- Gumbo need - OKRA, used 56 times
- Etcher's need - ACID, used 40 times
- In need of directions - LOST, used 39 times
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