Sword handle
The crossword clue "Sword handle" is answered by HILT, a 4-letter entry. Used 117 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HILT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HILT answer page.
Used 117 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for HILT
Every other clue in this collection answered by HILT, most used first.
- Sword part - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Dagger handle - used 33 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.
- Fencing sword - EPEE, used 419 times
- Dueling sword - EPEE, used 75 times
- Olympic sword - EPEE, used 70 times
- Handle roughly - MAUL, used 60 times
- Handle: Lat. - ANSA, used 56 times
- Blunted sword - EPEE, used 55 times
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