Slithery fish
The crossword clue "Slithery fish" is answered by EELS, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EELS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EELS answer page.
Used 26 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for EELS
Every other clue in this collection answered by EELS, most used first.
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- 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
- 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
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.
- Colorful fish - OPAH, used 112 times
- Food fish - SHAD, used 86 times
- Slithery - EELY, used 69 times
- Brightly colored fish - OPAH, used 45 times
- Sandwich fish - TUNA, used 45 times
- Sushi fish - TUNA, used 44 times
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