The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word AWL , but the solution may also be LANCET which is one of the most recent solution (2006 in CrossSynergy).
Pointed instrument crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AWL | 29 % | 3 |
| STYLET | 29 % | 6 |
| LANCET | 14 % | 6 |
| PROD | 14 % | 4 |
| STYLUS | 14 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pointed instrument
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stylus
- stylet
- lancet
- awl
- prod
- stick
- pick
- sticks
- needle
- pecking
- prick
- prodding
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 STYLET
- Surgeon's probe
- Engraving instrument
- Medical probe
- Surgical piercing device
- Sharp-pointed instrument
- Surgical probe
- Slender dagger
- Surgeon's sharp tool
- Surgical device
- Dagger
More clues leading to the result LANCET
- Scalpel's kin
- Surgical knife
- Surgical cutter
- Pointed instrument
- Surgeon's tool
- Medical journal named for a scalpel
- Surgical instrument
- British medical journal, with "The"
- Small surgical knife
- Surgical tool