The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word AWL , but the solution may also be SPADE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Hole maker crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AWL | 69 % | 3 |
| MOTH | 10 % | 4 |
| BORER | 7 % | 5 |
| SPADE | 5 % | 5 |
| PIERCER | 3 % | 7 |
| AUGER | 2 % | 5 |
| GOPHER | 2 % | 6 |
| REAMER | 2 % | 6 |
Why may SPADE be the right solution?
A spade is a tool used for digging holes, making it an appropriate answer for the clue "Hole maker".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hole maker
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- drill
- boring tool
- auger
- bit
- bore
- hickey
- lip
- chuck
- palette
- upset
- bur
- limp
Crossword Answer definitions
AWL noun- A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result AWL
- Boring tool
- Cobbler's tool
- Hole maker
- Sewing tool in LAW?
- Punch in the shop
- Ice pick, for one
- Leatherworker's tool
- Saddler's tool
- Hole puncher
- Hole-punch tool that looks like a screwdriver
More clues leading to the result MOTH
- Clothes muncher
- Sweater eater
- Cecropia, for one
- Sphinx or emperor
- Butterfly relative
- Closet invader
- Flame follower
- Night-flying insect
- Closet eater?
- Nocturnal pollinator
More clues leading to the result BORER
- Hole-making pest
- Shipworm or hagfish
- Drilling tool
- Bug found in trunks
- Hole maker
- Destructive insect
- Hole-making bug
- Drill
- Auger, e.g.
- Drilling bug
More clues leading to the result SPADE
- Garden tool
- Detective Sam
- Fictional detective Sam
- Digging tool
- A deck king
- Bogart role in The Maltese Falcon
- Hammett hero
- "They Can Only Hang You Once" sleuth
- Groundbreaker?
- Groundbreaking instrument
More clues leading to the result PIERCER
More clues leading to the result AUGER
- Hand tool
- It's usually boring
- Some find it boring
- Bore
- It's boring
- Borer with a bit
- Plumber's snake
- Boring tool
- Kind of a bit
- It's generally boring
More clues leading to the result GOPHER
- Underground figure
- "Caddyshack" villain
- University of Minnesota athlete
- Minnesotan
- "Caddyshack" menace
- Fred Grandy's "Love Boat" character
- Ohio : Buckeye :: Minnesota : __
- Burrowing rodent
- University of Minnesota mascot Goldy __
- "The Love Boat" role