Els of the PGA

The answer

ERNIE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERNIE answer page.

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ERNIE

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

• Bert's buddy - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
• Bert's pal - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Bert's "Sesame Street" pal - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Orange Muppet - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• "Sesame Street" character - used 38 times, most recently in 2024
• "Sesame Street" regular - used 38 times, most recently in 2021
• "Rubber Duckie" singer - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Tennessee __ Ford - used 31 times, most recently in 2023
• Bert's roommate - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Golfer Els - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Banks of baseball - used 27 times, most recently in 2023
• Bert's Muppet pal - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Comic Kovacs - used 25 times, most recently in 2017
• Banks of Chicago - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Journalist Pyle - used 23 times, most recently in 2014
• Pyle or Kovacs - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Comedian Kovacs - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Bert's "Sesame Street" buddy - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Man's nickname. - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• "Sesame Street" resident - used 19 times, most recently in 2016
• "Sesame Street" Muppet - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Sgt. Bilko - used 18 times, most recently in 2014
• Kovacs or Pyle - used 17 times, most recently in 2019
• Els with tees - used 16 times, most recently in 2014
• Bert's Muppet buddy - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Cartoonist Bushmiller - used 15 times, most recently in 2013
• Ford or Pyle - used 14 times, most recently in 1998
• A Ford - used 13 times, most recently in 2004
• Bert's roomie - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• War correspondent Pyle - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Banks of the Cubs - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Bert's "Sesame Street" roommate - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Bud Grace comic strip - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• "My Three Sons" son - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Orange half of a "Sesame Street" duo - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Actor Truex. - used 11 times, most recently in 1967
• Bert's bud - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Ford - used 11 times, most recently in 1976
• Pyle - used 11 times, most recently in 1975
• A Muppet - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Banks in Cooperstown - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Comical Kovacs - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Kovacs of comedy - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Bert's roommate on "Sesame Street" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Hemingway nickname - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Muppet with a rubber duckie - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Bert's buddy on "Sesame Street" - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Bert's pal on "Sesame Street" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Els of golf - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Hudson of "Ghostbusters" - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• "Rubber Duckie" singer on "Sesame Street" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Sergeant Bilko - used 8 times, most recently in 2005
• Sesame Street denizen - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• "Sesame Street" roommate - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Banks or Pyle - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Bert and ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Cookie Monster cohort - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• "Ghostbusters" actor Hudson - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Muppet who sings "Rubber Duckie" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• One of the Fords - used 7 times, most recently in 1998
• Pulitzer winner Pyle - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• "Rubber Duckie" Muppet - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Sesame Street" name - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Singer Tennessee __ Ford - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Banks in Chicago - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Banks nicknamed "Mr. Cub" - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Baseball great Banks - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Baseball's Banks - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Bath-loving Muppet - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Bert's partner - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Bert's "Sesame Street" friend - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• One of the Muppets - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Sesame Street dweller - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• TV comic Kovacs - used 6 times, most recently in 2016

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