Some kind of a nut
The crossword clue "Some kind of a nut" is answered by ACORN, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ACORN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACORN answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ACORN
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACORN, most used first.
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- Squirrel's snack - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of squash - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
- Squirrel snack - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ squash - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Squash variety - used 31 times, most recently in 2020
- Oak nut - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Oak-to-be - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Squirrel's find - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Type of squash - used 18 times, most recently in 2007
- Squirrel food - used 17 times, most recently in 2017
- Oak, in a nutshell - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Oak tree nut - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Future oak tree - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Oak starter - used 14 times, most recently in 2013
- Oak seed - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Squirrel's prize - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Squirrel's treat - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
- Potential oak - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Nut with a cap - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Squash type - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Nut with a cupule - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Potential oak tree - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Nut. - used 9 times, most recently in 2000
- Squirrel's nut - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Chipmunk snack - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Part of a squirrel's stash - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Squirrel's tidbit - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- Tough nut to crack - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Fruit of a tree. - used 7 times, most recently in 1967
- Oak fruit - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Squirreled-away item - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
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