Suffix with lion
The crossword clue "Suffix with lion" is answered by ESS, a 3-letter entry. Used 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 9 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 30 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 9 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.
- IZE (2 uses in xd)
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
- 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
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.
- Superlative suffix - EST, used 521 times
- Language suffix - ESE, used 371 times
- Jargon suffix - ESE, used 236 times
- Sugar suffix - OSE, used 233 times
- Enzyme suffix - ASE, used 226 times
- Directional suffix - ERN, used 188 times
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