Flightless bird
The crossword clue "Flightless bird" is answered by EMU, a 3-letter entry. Used 215 times across 54 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EMU
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMU answer page.
Used 215 times across 54 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 22 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.
- EMEU (9 uses in xd)
- MOA (8 uses in xd)
- RATITE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for EMU
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EMU, most used first.
- Outback bird - used 240 times, most recently in 2026
- Big bird - used 212 times, most recently in 2026
- Australian bird - used 134 times, most recently in 2026
- Ostrich's cousin - used 128 times, most recently in 2022
- Aussie bird - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Outback runner - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Ostrich's kin - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
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