Social insect
The crossword clue "Social insect" is answered by ANT, a 3-letter entry. Used 45 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ANT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANT answer page.
Used 45 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- HONEYBEE (1 uses in xd)
- HORNET (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ANT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ANT, most used first.
- Picnic pest - used 156 times, most recently in 2026
- Hill dweller - used 127 times, most recently in 2026
- Pismire - used 127 times, most recently in 2019
- Industrious insect - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Crumb carrier - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Colony member - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Busy insect - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Pantry pest - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Hill-building insect - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Insect in a colony - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Picnic crasher - used 51 times, most recently in 2025
- Picnic invader - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Afternoon social - TEA, used 104 times
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