Shortest route
The crossword clue "Shortest route" is answered by BEELINE, a 7-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BEELINE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEELINE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BEELINE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEELINE, most used first.
- Direct route - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Direct path - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Straight path - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Shipping route - SEALANE, used 13 times
- Ocean route - SEALANE, used 8 times
- Maritime route - SEALANE, used 6 times
- Navigational route - SEALANE, used 6 times
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