Electric ___

The answer

EELS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EELS answer page.

Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 3 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.

• EEL (55 uses in xd)
• EYE (6 uses in xd)
• CAR (3 uses in xd)
• ARC (1 uses in xd)
• EELY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for EELS

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

• Congers - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
• Morays - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
• Slippery swimmers - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Snaky swimmers - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Snakelike swimmers - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Slithery swimmers - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Snakelike fishes - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Snakelike fish - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Snaky fish - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Lampreys - used 32 times, most recently in 2015
• Slippery fish - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Fish - used 29 times, most recently in 1976
• Slippery ones - used 28 times, most recently in 2015
• Fish dish - used 27 times, most recently in 1999
• Sushi fish - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
• Slithery fish - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Sinuous swimmers - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Wriggly swimmers - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• "Electric" swimmers - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Fish caught in pots - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Long swimmers - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
• Skinny swimmers - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Congers, e.g. - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Morays, e.g. - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Wriggly fish - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• "Electric" fishes - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Serpentine swimmers - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Sinuous fish - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Long fish - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Slim swimmers - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• Sniggler's prey - used 13 times, most recently in 2010
• Electrified swimmers - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Slender swimmers - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Sushi fare - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Sargasso Sea swimmers - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Elongated swimmers - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Marine shockers - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Slender fish - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Slippery critters - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Sniggler's catch - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Congers and morays - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• "Electric" creatures - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• "Electric" fish - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Grown-up grigs - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Long, wriggly swimmers - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Shocking swimmers - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Symbols of slipperiness - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Adult elvers - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Aquatic shockers - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Conger and moray - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Elongated fish - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Morays and congers - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Reef denizens - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Reef dwellers - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Reef predators - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Sushi staple - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• They're caught in pots - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Wrigglers - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Electrified fish - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Elvers. - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Flotsam and Jetsam, in "The Little Mermaid" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Grown-up elvers - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Narrow-bodied swimmers - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "Novocaine for the Soul" band - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sargasso Sea spawners - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Slippery customers - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Smorgasbord items. - used 7 times, most recently in 1971
• Snakelike sea creatures - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Snaky fishes - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sniggler's haul - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Sushi bar selections - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Elusive ones - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Fish that can swim backwards - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Great Barrier Reef denizens - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Long fishes - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Mark Oliver Everett's band - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Pickled delicacies - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Reef residents - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Slithery fishes - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Squiggly swimmers - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Sushi servings - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Wet wigglers - used 6 times, most recently in 2010

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• "Electric Avenue" singer Grant - EDDY, used 20 times
• Electric unit - VOLT, used 14 times
• Electric catfish - RAAD, used 11 times
• Electric guitar effect - WAWA, used 10 times
• Electric force - ELOD, used 9 times
• Electric flux symbols - PSIS, used 8 times

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