Insect stage
The crossword clue "Insect stage" is answered by IMAGO, a 5-letter entry. Used 63 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
IMAGO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IMAGO answer page.
Used 63 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; 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.
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.
- INSTAR (3 uses in xd)
- COCOON (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for IMAGO
Every other clue in this collection answered by IMAGO, most used first.
- Adult insect - used 100 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.
- Stage direction - ENTER, used 165 times
- Stage whisper - ASIDE, used 129 times
- Stage - PHASE, used 74 times
- Initial stage - ONSET, used 66 times
- Insect stage - LARVA, used 56 times
- Beginning stage - ONSET, used 55 times
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