Sheltered
The crossword clue "Sheltered" is answered by ALEE, a 4-letter entry. Used 261 times across 52 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ALEE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALEE answer page.
Used 261 times across 52 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- HARBORED (2 uses in xd)
- HOUSED (2 uses in xd)
- COVERT (1 uses in xd)
- EMBAYED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALEE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ALEE, most used first.
- Away from the wind - used 282 times, most recently in 2026
- Out of the wind - used 179 times, most recently in 2026
- Sheltered, at sea - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- Toward shelter - used 127 times, most recently in 2019
- Downwind - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
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