Tie tightly
The crossword clue "Tie tightly" is answered by BIND, a 4-letter entry. Used 22 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BIND
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BIND answer page.
Used 22 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 9 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.
- SECURE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for BIND
Every other clue in this collection answered by BIND, most used first.
- Tie up - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Predicament - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Tough spot - used 36 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.
- Close tightly - SEAL, used 82 times
- Tie - DRAW, used 43 times
- String tie - BOLO, used 41 times
- Tightly stretched - TAUT, used 41 times
- Hold tightly - GRIP, used 40 times
- Western tie - BOLO, used 23 times
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