One of the Fords

The answer

ERNIE

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

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1998; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 3 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.

• EDSEL (33 uses in xd)
• GERALD (4 uses in xd)
• ESCORT (3 uses in xd)
• GLENN (2 uses in xd)
• WHITEY (1 uses in xd)

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
• Els of the PGA - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• 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
• 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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