Tree of the birch family

The answer

ALDER

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALDER answer page.

Used 21 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ALDER

Every other clue in this collection answered by ALDER, most used first.

• Birch relative - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Tree with catkins - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Tree. - used 27 times, most recently in 1996
• Birch family tree - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Birch family member - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Rot-resistant wood - used 17 times, most recently in 2008
• Birch tree - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
• Birch kin - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Tree in the birch family - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Birch's kin - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Catkin-bearing tree - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Birch's cousin - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Cabinet wood - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Birch tree relative - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Northern tree - used 7 times, most recently in 1984
• Electric guitar wood - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Hardwood tree - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "Red" tree - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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• In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
• Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times

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