Petunia Dursley, to Harry Potter

The answer

AUNT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AUNT answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 5 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.

• FOSTERMOTHER (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for AUNT

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

• Mom's sister - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Family member - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Dad's sister - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Polly, to Tom Sawyer - used 44 times, most recently in 2022
• Em, to Dorothy - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Cousin's mom - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Relative - used 32 times, most recently in 2002
• Reunion attendee - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Family tree member - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
• Female relative - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
• Pop's sister - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Bee or Em - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Polly, to Tom - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• "Charley's ___" - used 17 times, most recently in 2009
• Cousin's mother - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Em or Bee - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Bee, to Opie - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• May, to Peter Parker - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Uncle's wife - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Godmother, often - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Parent's sister - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Bee, to Andy - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Family reunion attendee - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Woman with a niece - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Family circle member - used 9 times, most recently in 1997
• Jemima, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• Bee or Polly - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Close relative - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Uncle's mate - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• First cousin's mom - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "Travels With My ___" (Graham Greene) - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Babysitter, at times - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Em, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Father's sister - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Patty or Selma, to Bart - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Rosemary Clooney, to George - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "Travels With My ___" (Graham Greene novel) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Your cousin's mom - used 6 times, most recently in 2017

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.

• Tom, Dick or Harry - NAME, used 22 times
• Tom, Dick, or Harry - MALE, used 15 times
• Nevada senator Harry - REID, used 12 times
• Tom, Dick and Harry, e.g. - TRIO, used 12 times
• Harry Truman's wife - BESS, used 11 times
• Harry Potter's lightning bolt, e.g. - SCAR, used 10 times

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