Plankton components
The crossword clue "Plankton components" is answered by ALGAE, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ALGAE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALGAE answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2011; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ALGAE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALGAE, most used first.
- Pond growth - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Pond scum - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Seaweed - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Aquarium buildup - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Pond buildup - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Pool problem - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Aquarium growth - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
- Seaweeds - used 20 times, most recently in 2001
- Fish tank buildup - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Aquarium problem - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Aquatic organisms - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Water plants - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
- Aquarium gunk - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Aquatic plant life - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Pond plants - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Birdbath buildup - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Pond organisms - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Pool owner's bane - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Pond life - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Pool growth - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Tiny pond plants - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Birdbath gunk - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Pond cover - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Pond covering - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- Pond problem - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Pond scum, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Pool problems - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Tank buildup - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Components - PARTS, used 28 times
- Battery components - TESTS, used 21 times
- Chromosome components - GENES, used 17 times
- Molecule components - ATOMS, used 15 times
- Necklace components - BEADS, used 12 times
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