Inventor Whitney
The crossword clue "Inventor Whitney" is answered by ELI, a 3-letter entry. Used 400 times across 53 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ELI
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELI answer page.
Used 400 times across 53 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- JSH (1 uses in xd)
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Every other clue in this pilot answered by ELI, most used first.
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