Barnyard bird
The crossword clue "Barnyard bird" is answered by HEN, a 3-letter entry. Used 33 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HEN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HEN answer page.
Used 33 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 6 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.
- FOWL (4 uses in xd)
- CAPON (2 uses in xd)
- CHICKEN (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for HEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by HEN, most used first.
- Female lobster - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
- Egg layer - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Rooster's mate - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Biddy - used 77 times, most recently in 2016
- Coop dweller - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Brood watcher - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Chick's mom - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Female chicken - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Clucker - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
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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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- Flightless bird - EMU, used 215 times
- Big bird - EMU, used 212 times
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- Early bird? - EGG, used 102 times
- Mythical bird - ROC, used 96 times
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