Snaky fish
The crossword clue "Snaky fish" is answered by EEL, a 3-letter entry. Used 124 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EEL
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EEL answer page.
Used 124 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for EEL
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EEL, most used first.
- Snakelike fish - used 193 times, most recently in 2026
- Slithery fish - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Moray - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
- Sushi choice - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Slippery fish - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Slippery swimmer - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
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