Snow formation
The crossword clue "Snow formation" is answered by DRIFT, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DRIFT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DRIFT answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DRIFT
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- Wander aimlessly - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Go with the flow - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Meaning - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- "Catch my ___?" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Windblown snow pile - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- River mouth formation - DELTA, used 58 times
- V-formation fliers - GEESE, used 47 times
- Snow leopard - OUNCE, used 38 times
- Rugby formation - SCRUM, used 36 times
- Formation fliers - GEESE, used 35 times
- Snow vehicles - SLEDS, used 27 times
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