Pen tip
The crossword clue "Pen tip" is answered by NIB, a 3-letter entry. Used 101 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NIB
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NIB answer page.
Used 101 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. 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 NIB
Every other clue in this collection answered by NIB, most used first.
- Pen point - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Penpoint - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Beak - used 33 times, most recently in 2013
- Point - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Writing tip - used 22 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.
- Pen name - BIC, used 178 times
- Pen filler - INK, used 89 times
- Pen - STY, used 87 times
- Farm pen - STY, used 79 times
- Pen contents - INK, used 35 times
- Pen fill - INK, used 34 times
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