Grinder
The crossword clue "Grinder" is answered by MOLAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 41 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MOLAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOLAR answer page.
Used 41 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1949. 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.
- HOAGIE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for MOLAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOLAR, most used first.
- Grinding tooth - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
- Back tooth - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Back biter - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Wisdom tooth, e.g. - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
- Tooth. - used 32 times, most recently in 1997
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.
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- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Craze - MANIA, used 202 times
- Taj ___ - MAHAL, used 182 times
- New Zealand native - MAORI, used 175 times
- Deserve - MERIT, used 159 times
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