Serpentine shape
The crossword clue "Serpentine shape" is answered by ESS, a 3-letter entry. Used 42 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 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 42 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for ESS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESS, most used first.
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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.
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- Neckline shape - VEE, used 162 times
- In shape - FIT, used 151 times
- Right-angle shape - ELL, used 86 times
- Rainbow's shape - ARC, used 42 times
- Cross shape - TAU, used 38 times
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