Double-curve shape
The crossword clue "Double-curve shape" is answered by ESS, a 3-letter entry. Used 23 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ESS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESS answer page.
Used 23 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ESS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESS, most used first.
- Curvy letter - used 177 times, most recently in 2026
- Letter. - used 174 times, most recently in 1998
- Double curve - used 166 times, most recently in 2026
- Snaky shape - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Letter before tee - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
- Feminine suffix - used 122 times, most recently in 2022
- Twisty turn - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Pothook shape - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Road curve - used 70 times, most recently in 2024
- Curved letter - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Curve - used 68 times, most recently in 2021
- Double-curve letter - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Tee preceder - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Slalom curve - used 60 times, most recently in 2021
- Half a figure eight - used 56 times, most recently in 2024
- Twisty letter - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Serpentine shape - used 42 times, most recently in 2025
- 19th letter - used 36 times, most recently in 2021
- Snaky letter - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Twisty shape - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Scrollwork shape - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Superman's symbol - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
- Suffix with lion - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Feminine ending - used 28 times, most recently in 2022
- Hook shape - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Tricky curve - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Self starter? - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Snaky curve - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
- Twisty curve - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Curvy character - used 24 times, most recently in 2021
- Tricky turn - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
- Superman's insignia - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
- Winding curve - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
- Serpentine letter - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Slalom maneuver - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Rainbow shape - ARC, used 196 times
- Neckline shape - VEE, used 162 times
- In shape - FIT, used 151 times
- Right-angle shape - ELL, used 86 times
- Curve - ARC, used 81 times
- In good shape - FIT, used 73 times
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