Long-plumed birds
The crossword clue "Long-plumed birds" is answered by EGRETS, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EGRETS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EGRETS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for EGRETS
Every other clue in this collection answered by EGRETS, most used first.
- Marsh birds - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Wading birds - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
- Herons. - used 7 times, most recently in 1989
- White herons - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Wetlands waders - used 6 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.
- Long step - STRIDE, used 40 times
- Long looks - STARES, used 32 times
- Took long steps - STRODE, used 29 times
- It's for the birds - AVIARY, used 27 times
- Take long steps - STRIDE, used 27 times
- Long-eared hound - BASSET, used 26 times
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