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Shanty

Answer: HOVEL - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Shanty" is answered by HOVEL, a 5-letter entry. Used 20 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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HOVEL

HOVEL

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

20Times used
16Distinct years
2022Most recent year
9Publications

Used 20 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for HOVEL

Every other clue in this collection answered by HOVEL, most used first.

  • Shack - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
  • Crude abode - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
  • Crude home - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
  • Hut - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
  • Dumpy digs - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
  • Humble home - used 7 times, most recently in 2026

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