Coal container
The crossword clue "Coal container" is answered by BIN, a 3-letter entry. Used 42 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BIN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BIN answer page.
Used 42 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by BIN, most used first.
- Recycling container - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Storage container - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Crib - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Recycling receptacle - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Coal holder - used 35 times, most recently in 2021
- Storage site - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Storage spot - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Storage place - used 28 times, most recently in 2017
- Container - used 25 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.
- Coffee container - URN, used 62 times
- Coal scuttle - HOD, used 49 times
- Cookie container - JAR, used 49 times
- Silly Putty container - EGG, used 47 times
- Soup container - CAN, used 47 times
- Sardine container - TIN, used 46 times
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