Clues for the word "HEEL"
We've had 221 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 559 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 11, 2026.
Definition of heel
- v. i. - To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.
- n. - The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in man or quadrupeds.
- n. - The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe.
- n. - The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part.
- n. - Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
- n. - The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests
- n. - The after end of a ship's keel.
- n. - The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc.
- n. - In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position.
- n. - The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt.
- n. - The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe.
- n. - Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.
- n. - The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
- n. - A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen.
- v. t. - To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like.
- v. t. - To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.
- v. t. - To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
Referring Clues
- Replaceable shoe part
- Bread end
- Part of a pump
- Toe's opposite
- Lowdown louse
- 6-Down's partner
- No Mr. Nice Guy
- No-goodnik
- Command to a dog
- Blackguard
- Shoe part
- Obedience school command
- Height enhancer
- Rear of a sole
- Cad
- Lab instruction?
- Command to Rover
- Scoundrel
- Contemptible one
- Pursue closely
- Stiletto, e.g.
- Boot part
- Crusty piece of bread
- Crusty end of a loaf
- Darned spot, often
- Sole support
- Achilles' weakness
- Command to Sandy
- Follow, à la Fido
- Be an obedient dog, perhaps
- Bad egg
- Callous cad
- Canine command
- Cuban or stiletto
- Part of the foot
- Pump part
- "Walk behind me, Rover"
- Clog piece
- End of the loaf
- Command to Fido
- Place for a shoe tap
- End of a loaf
- Loaf's end
- Louse
- One end of a pump
- Vulnerable spot for Achilles
- Foot part
- "Follow me, Rover"
- Achilles' weak spot
- Spot order?
- Part of a sock
- Bread part
- Bread-loaf end
- Back of a shoe
- Sole partner
- Real creep
- Bread-loaf part
- Palm part
- Loaf end
- Command to Bowser
- Achilles' weak point
- Last slice of bread
- It might be said to a dog
- Crumbum
- Bread piece
- Command to a canine
- Sock part
- Man's command to his best friend
- Weak spot for Achilles
- "High" shoe part
- Part of a loaf, or a loafer
- Pump back
- Pro wrestling villain
- Dog command
- Pro wrestling bad guy
- Deceitful person
- Stiletto, for one
- Back of the foot
- Achilles' downfall
- Bounder
- Foot back
- See 83-Down
- Order to Rover
- Loaf or loafer part
- Last of a loaf
- Dog trainer's "Follow!"
- It may be stacked or spiked
- The end of loaf as we know it
- Part of a shoe with a tap
- Spike on a woman's shoe
- Back part of a sock
- Command for Fido
- Jerk
- Elevator at the bottom?
- Low-down guy
- Order to a dog
- Spot command
- Real cad
- "Follow"
- Part of a foot
- Dishonorable man
- Brogan part
- "Follow closely, Fido!"
- Shout at an obedience school
- Irresponsible jerk
- Shoe feature
- Moccasin's lack
- Dog trainer's word
- Feature of a loaf of bread
- Walk obediently
- Tilt
- Part of a shoe
- End of a loaf of bread
- Part of a boot
- Lean part of the foot
- Achilles's weak spot
- Last piece in a loaf of bread
- Shoe support
- Achilles' vulnerable spot
- Plantar fasciitis affects it
- Part of a foot or loaf of bread
- Last piece of bread in a loaf
- Swedish metal band
- Puddle of Mudd "___ Over Head"
- Might hit foot pedal with it
- Pedro the Lion "Achilles ___"
- A Go-Go's "Head" might go over one
- Toadies song about shoes?
- Instruction to a dog
- Maybe boxer's order the last bit of bread
- One's despicable list
- Command to a trained dog
- Scumbag in wingless car?
- What a dog may do, the cur!
- List
- Less than a foot
- What a dog may do, the rotter!
- The scoundrel will follow close behind
- Shoe part - come here, Fido!
- Lean - back of foot
- Scoundrel afoot?
- Jack's lean (he left a fat-free order)
- Despicable person's sole companion
- Scoundrel - list - shoe part
- Incline to be a cad
- Command to a collie
- 3's weak point
- Sound cure for cant
- Come here, Rover!
- List - scoundrel
- Not the sole order dogs learn to obey
- Complete bounder from Oxford?
- Lean fellow not to be trusted
- Lean part of the anatomy
- A low American
- Dog trainer's command
- Part of 50 Down where Bari is, metaphorically
- Back of foot
- Part of foot
- Man on the Spanish list
- One can't be trusted to follow an order
- Shifty fellow on foot
- Hot fish for a scoundrel
- Command given to dog in list
- Be inclined to become well spoken
- Cure, say, of 32, say
- Villain, in professional wrestling
- Lean
- Instruction to a dog?
- Part of a shoe or foot
- Incline discs without rims
- Callous bread piece?
- Spike touching the floor
- Weak spot of Achilles
- Be inclined to be a cad
- Shoe in high fashion?
- Tip "No Gentleman"
- Not the sole list
- Dog walker's command
- Be inclined to be a rotter
- Contemptible sort
- Crustiest piece of bread
- Shoe or foot part
- Section of the foot
- Elevator near an arch?
- End of a loaf or loafer
- Last-eaten part of a loaf, often
- Stiletto ___: shoe part
- Possibly Cuban cad?
- Show an inclination to be a cad
- Command to a tugging dog
- "High" part of some shoes
- Back of a boot
- Shoe part opposite the toe
- Type of shoe
- Obedience class command
- Prominent part of a pump
- The part of 'Achilles'?
- What the rotter said to the dog?
- Spiky shoe part, maybe
- Stiletto, for example
- Shoe part that can break off
- It's raised by a wedge
- "Come with me, Spot!"
- Shoe that adds height
- Lab order?
- What a dog might do for a cad
- Exfoliation target during a pedicure
- A shoe's might be six inches high
- "Stay by my side, Fido!"
- Vulnerable body part for Achilles
- Element of high fashion?
- Bad guy
- Tap location
- "Come to my side, pup!"
- Antagonist in professional wrestling
- Word after "kitten" or "high"
- Shoe part that can be "high"
- "Stay by me, Fido"
- Obedience school lesson
- Direction for a dog
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 13, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - January 10, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - January 09, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 01, 2026
- Your Life Choices - December 25, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 20, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 27, 2025
- LA Times - September 21, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 04, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 20, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 03, 2025
- LA Times - August 01, 2025
- Daily American - July 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 10, 2025
- New York Times - July 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 07, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 24, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 17, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 11, 2025
- New York Times - May 24, 2025
- LA Times - May 23, 2025
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