Tool typically used to create a small hole for a nail or screw Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tool typically used to create a small hole for a nail or screw last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AWL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AWL Tool typically used to create a small hole for a nail or screw (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 1, 2017
4% BRADAWL Tool used to create a pilot hole for a nail or screw (7) The Times Specialist Sunday May 19, 2024
3% AWLS Hole-punching tools (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2025
3% TACKS Small nails (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 14, 2025
2% EMERY Nail smoother (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 5, 2025
2% OTTER Marine mammal that uses stone tools (5) USA Today Dec 3, 2025
2% MAKE Create (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 1, 2025
2% ACE Absolutely nail (3) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
2% SANER Having fewer loose screws? (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 1, 2025
2% BUNDT Cake with a hole (5) Commuter Nov 29, 2025

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