Crossword answer
PITON
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 18 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 23, 2026
Letter pattern
PITON
Clues that lead to PITON
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Advice from below about where to fix rope5The IndependentAug 23, 2026
Mountaineer's spike5NewsdayAug 23, 2026
Spike with a broken point5Evening StandardJul 25, 2026
Not pi (anag) – mountaineer’s spike (5)5The GuardianJul 9, 2026
Spike with a bent point5Evening StandardMar 8, 2026
Has a point but maybe no tip5Evening StandardDec 18, 2025
Spike attached to stone overhangs5The IndependentJul 29, 2024
Look up this spike and you'll see it has no tip5Evening StandardMay 8, 2023
Spike5Evening StandardMay 2, 2023
Metal spike with a bent point5Evening StandardFeb 16, 2022
To pin, perhaps, with a spike5Evening StandardNov 25, 2019
About PITON in crosswords
PITON is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 18 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Advice from below about where to fix rope” in the The Independent crossword on August 23, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
IDSAY"My guess is ..."
CAMEOBrooch, role or ware (5)
THEFTLarceny
OASISCamel's watering hole
OBOESClarinet cousins
AIMATPoint towards
HAHASLaugh track sounds
HMARTKorean-American grocery store
GLAADHappy-sounding advocacy grp.
PEKOETea variety
HABITCustomary behavior
TUSKSElephant pair
ASYETSo far, simple to cycle in front of Tesla
STATSSpreadsheet data
Every appearance of PITON (18)
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Aug 23, 2026
Advice from below about where to fix rope · The Independent · 5 Down
Aug 23, 2026
Mountaineer's spike · Newsday · Down
Jul 25, 2026
Spike with a broken point · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jul 9, 2026
Not pi (anag) – mountaineer’s spike (5) · The Guardian · 7 Across
Mar 8, 2026
Spike with a bent point · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Dec 18, 2025
Has a point but maybe no tip · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Apr 9, 2025
Mountaineer’s spike · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Dec 11, 2024
Spike with a bent point? · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jul 29, 2024
Spike attached to stone overhangs · The Independent · 22 Down
May 8, 2023
Look up this spike and you'll see it has no tip · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 2, 2023
Spike · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Nov 30, 2022
Spike with a bent point · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Feb 16, 2022
Metal spike with a bent point · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jun 17, 2021
Spike with a broken point · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 23, 2020
Spike with a bent point · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Nov 25, 2019
To pin, perhaps, with a spike · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Sep 9, 2019
Spike with a bent point · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 17, 2018
Spike with a bent point? · Evening Standard · 7 Down