Spitchcock

The answer

EEL

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EEL answer page.

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2007; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for EEL

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

• Snakelike fish - used 193 times, most recently in 2026
• Sushi fish - used 133 times, most recently in 2026
• Snaky fish - used 124 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
• Conger - used 96 times, most recently in 2018
• Slippery fish - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Slippery swimmer - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Slippery one - used 72 times, most recently in 2025
• "Electric" fish - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Slithery swimmer - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Twisty fish - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Moray, e.g. - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Unagi, at a sushi bar - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Electric ___ - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
• Fish. - used 55 times, most recently in 1996
• Moray, for one - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Sinuous swimmer - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Wriggly fish - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Lamprey - used 47 times, most recently in 2008
• Long fish - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• Snakelike swimmer - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Conger, for one - used 38 times, most recently in 2023
• Sushi selection - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Snaky swimmer - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Electrified fish - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Long swimmer - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Conger, e.g. - used 32 times, most recently in 2024
• Sniggler's catch - used 31 times, most recently in 2016
• Slim swimmer - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Wriggly swimmer - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Conger or moray - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
• Slender swimmer - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• That's a moray - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Moray or conger - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Elongated fish - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Serpentine swimmer - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Shocking swimmer - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Slender fish - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Wriggler - used 24 times, most recently in 2020
• Slippery sort - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Sniggler's prey - used 23 times, most recently in 2017
• Electric swimmer - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Japanese delicacy - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
• Elusive one - used 21 times, most recently in 2021
• Epitome of slipperiness - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Flotsam or Jetsam in "The Little Mermaid" - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Scaleless fish - used 20 times, most recently in 2018
• Sushi option - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Bioelectric swimmer - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Slippery as an ___ - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Smoked delicacy - used 19 times, most recently in 2018
• Symbol of slipperiness - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Jellied delicacy - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Long, thin fish - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Sinuous fish - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Long, skinny fish - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Unagi - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Aquatic shocker - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Dragon roll ingredient - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Shocking fish - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Slippery customer - used 14 times, most recently in 2006
• Sushi fish that's always cooked - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Wet wriggler - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
• Migratory fish - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Reef dweller - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Reef predator - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Sargasso Sea spawner - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Serpentine fish - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Sniggler's quarry - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Unadon fish - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Unagi or anago - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Cave-dwelling fish - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Elongated swimmer - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• It may be smoked - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Unagi, on a sushi menu - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Caterpillar roll ingredient - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Fish that can swim backward - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Long, slippery fish - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Slippery creature - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Slithery one - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Sushi offering - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Teleost fish. - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
• Unagi, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Adult elver - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Elder elver - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Sushi bar choice - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Sushi bar fish - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Sushi staple - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Underwater shocker - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Dragon roll fish - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Fish in unadon - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Skinny swimmer - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Slim fish - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Slippery sea creature - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Snake-like fish - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Sushi roll fish - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Amazonian shocker - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Anguilla. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
• Candidate for spitchcocking - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Elver's parent - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Escape artist of similes - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Finless fish - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Fish delicacy - used 7 times, most recently in 2003
• It's electric! - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Moray, say - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Sargasso Sea swimmer - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Skinny fish - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Slippery type - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Slithery sea creature - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sushi bar order - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Sushi bar selection - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sushi fare - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Wiggly catch - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Wriggler in the water - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Anago or unagi - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Cooked sushi fish - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Danger to divers - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Electrifying swimmer - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Fish dish - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Fish lacking pelvic fins - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Food fish - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Grown-up elver - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Jellied fish - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Kabayaki fish - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Long, slithery fish - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Pickled delicacy - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Reef denizen - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• River wriggler - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Sea shocker - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Sinuous shocker - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Slippery fellow - used 6 times, most recently in 2004
• Slithering swimmer - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Sniggler's pursuit - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Sushi-bar offering - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Sushi delicacy - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Sushi order - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Sushi serving - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Thin fish - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Twisty swimmer - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Unagi roll fish - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Wriggling fish - 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.

• Before - ERE, used 733 times
• Greek vowel - ETA, used 549 times
• Superlative suffix - EST, used 521 times
• Greek letter - ETA, used 512 times
• Mess up - ERR, used 508 times
• Work unit - ERG, used 488 times

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