Buzzing insect
The crossword clue "Buzzing insect" is answered by BEE, a 3-letter entry. Used 25 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BEE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEE answer page.
Used 25 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 7 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.
- BUMBLEBEE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for BEE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEE, most used first.
- Spelling contest - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
- Spell-off - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Spelling competition - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Spelldown - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
- Buzzer - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Honey maker - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Nectar collector - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Garden visitor - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Quilting party - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Pollen collector - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Hive dweller - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Quilters' gathering - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Drone, e.g. - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Flower visitor - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Spelling event - used 22 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.
- Industrious insect - ANT, used 113 times
- Insect - ANT, used 86 times
- Busy insect - ANT, used 80 times
- Hill-building insect - ANT, used 55 times
- Insect in a colony - ANT, used 53 times
- Social insect - ANT, used 45 times
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