Lock of hair
The crossword clue "Lock of hair" is answered by TRESS, a 5-letter entry. Used 334 times across 58 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 39 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TRESS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRESS answer page.
Used 334 times across 58 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 39 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.
- RINGLET (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRESS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRESS, most used first.
- Lock - used 203 times, most recently in 2026
- Head lock - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Long lock - used 56 times, most recently in 2025
- Ringlet - used 40 times, most recently in 2023
- Hair piece - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Long lock of hair - used 27 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.
- Hair-raising - EERIE, used 94 times
- Hair net - SNOOD, used 55 times
- "___ of robins in her hair" - ANEST, used 32 times
- Braid of hair - PLAIT, used 30 times
- Hair-raising - SCARY, used 27 times
- Angel hair, e.g. - PASTA, used 25 times
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