Pipe type

The answer

ELL

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

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 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 collection link to their own answer page.

• BRIAR (19 uses in xd)
• PVC (12 uses in xd)
• BRIER (9 uses in xd)
• CORNCOB (8 uses in xd)
• ELBOW (7 uses in xd)

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
• 45 inches - used 15 times, most recently in 2004
• 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
• 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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