Worn-down pencil, e.g. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NUB Worn-down pencil, e.g (3) New York Times Jul 17, 2018
92% NUBS Worn-down pencils (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
74% LETTER E or G, e.g. (6) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
74% TIMESUP "Pencils down!" (7) Eugene Sheffer Jan 1, 2026
69% TIMBERLINE "Pencils down!," for one? (10) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
63% MUSICNOTES E, G, B, D and F, e.g. (10) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
63% STUB Worn-down pencil (4) USA Today Nov 19, 2024
57% ERASER Pencil tip (6) Newsday Jan 14, 2026
57% ROY ___ G. Biv (3) Universal Jan 10, 2026
57% WROTE Used a pencil (5) Commuter Jan 2, 2026

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