Skirt's edge

The answer

HEM

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HEM answer page.

Used 44 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 12 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.

• HEMLINE (4 uses in xd)

Other clues for HEM

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

• Skirt edge - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Haw's partner - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Clothes line - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ and haw - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Height of fashion? - used 37 times, most recently in 2021
• Bottom line? - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Border - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
• Dress edge - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Clothing line - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Garment border - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Fashion line? - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Edge - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
• Sewn edge - used 21 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.

• Edge - RIM, used 175 times
• "The Racer's Edge" - STP, used 88 times
• Edge - LIP, used 50 times
• Outer edge - RIM, used 48 times
• Canyon edge - RIM, used 41 times
• Edge of a glass - RIM, used 29 times

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