The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SWORDS , but the solution may also be PISTOLS which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in New York Times).
They have duel purposes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWORDS | 50 % | 6 |
| SABERS | 25 % | 6 |
| PISTOLS | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: They have duel purposes
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Crossword Answer definitions
SWORDS noun- A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a pommel and cross-guard, which is designed to stab, slash, and/or hack.
- A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.
- A card of this suit.
- One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
- The weapon, often used as a heraldic charge.
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 SWORDS
- Tarot suit
- Épées, e.g.
- Suit in a tarot deck
- Dueling weapons
- They may be crossed
- Fencing needs
- Foils, e.g.
- Sidney Howard's first play.
- Gentlemen's weapons.
- Excalibur and others.
More clues leading to the result SABERS
- Cavalry weapons
- Weapons made of light or metal
- Swashbuckling arms
- Dueling swords
- Swords for the cavalry
- Hawks rattle them
- Scimitars, e.g.
- They may get rattled
- Cavalry swords
- Foils' cousins