45 inches

The answer

ELL

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELL answer page.

Used 15 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2004; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ELL

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

• Building wing - used 345 times, most recently in 2026
• Right angle - used 206 times, most recently in 2026
• Wing - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
• Right-angle shape - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
• Building addition - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Building extension - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Pipe bend - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Pipe joint - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Annex - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Building add-on - used 42 times, most recently in 2023
• Building annex - used 39 times, most recently in 2023
• Angled pipe - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• House addition - used 33 times, most recently in 2020
• Wright wing - used 28 times, most recently in 2020
• Right-angle bend - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• Letter after kay - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Pipe shape - used 20 times, most recently in 2019
• 90-degree shape - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• House wing - used 19 times, most recently in 2006
• Pipe fitting - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
• Allen wrench shape - used 18 times, most recently in 2019
• Old cloth measure. - used 18 times, most recently in 2005
• Bracket shape - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Architectural add-on - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
• Old measure. - used 16 times, most recently in 1976
• Right-angled joint - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Right-angled pipe - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Wall bracket shape - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• 90-degree turn - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
• Addition - used 15 times, most recently in 2011
• Architectural annex - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• 90-degree bend - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Architectural addition - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Right-angled bend - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Plumbing joint - used 13 times, most recently in 2008
• Right-angled extension - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Wing of a building - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Add-on - used 12 times, most recently in 2007
• Architect's addition - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
• Letter between kay and em - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Shelf bracket shape - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Bookshelf bracket shape - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Conduit bend - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Pipe connection - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Plumber's joint - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Plumbing pipe with a right angle - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• 90-degree angle - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Extension - used 10 times, most recently in 2004
• Letter opener? - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Angled annex - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Architect's extension - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Blueprint addition - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Building part - used 9 times, most recently in 1986
• Half-rectangle shape - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• House extension - used 9 times, most recently in 2004
• Pipe elbow - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Unfeathered wing? - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Added wing - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Architectural wing - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Cloth measure - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Corner piece - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• House part. - used 8 times, most recently in 1984
• Right-angle joint - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Right-angled annex - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• 90° bend - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Architect's add-on - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Architectural afterthought - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Letter. - used 7 times, most recently in 1976
• Pipe type - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Result when builders wing it? - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Right-angle wing - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Right-angled wing - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Shape of a right angle - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Tetris shape - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Angular shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Architectural extension - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Edifice extension - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Hospital wing - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Right-angle extension - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Sharp turn - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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• .001 inches - MIL, used 8 times

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