Slithery swimmers
The crossword clue "Slithery swimmers" is answered by EELS, a 4-letter entry. Used 44 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 18 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 44 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Every other clue in this collection answered by EELS, most used first.
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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.
- Slithery - EELY, used 69 times
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