Girl's name.

The answer

INA

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INA answer page.

Used 16 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1968; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 1 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.

• ETTA (57 uses in xd)
• RAE (46 uses in xd)
• MAE (37 uses in xd)
• OLGA (29 uses in xd)
• ADELA (28 uses in xd)

Other clues for INA

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

• One ___ million - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• "Barefoot Contessa" host Garten - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ nutshell - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ pig's eye!" - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Once __ blue moon - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• -- pickle - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• -- tizzy - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• -- jiffy - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
• Actress Balin - used 39 times, most recently in 2020
• Actress Claire - used 38 times, most recently in 2007
• Chef Garten - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Pig ___ poke - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• -- bind - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Once ___ while - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• "All ___ day's work" - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Once ___ lifetime - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Miss Claire - used 25 times, most recently in 1977
• ___ pinch - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• __ nutshell; briefly - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Concert finale - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
• "___ minute!" - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ spot. - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
• Concert ending? - used 18 times, most recently in 2009
• ___ moment - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• "Not ___ million years!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Celebrity chef Garten - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• __ manner of speaking - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ New York minute - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
• Garten of the Food Network - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Food Network host Garten - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Tempest ___ teapot - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• "Cook Like a Pro" cookbook writer Garten - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Balin or Claire - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Feminine suffix. - used 11 times, most recently in 1998
• ___ flash - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• -- tizzy (worked up) - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• "Barefoot in Paris" cookbook writer Garten - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Dog ___ manger. - used 10 times, most recently in 1963
• ___ sense - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• ___ way - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• {/Barefoot Contessa/} chef Garten - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ big way - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Gourmet Garten - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Pig-poke connection - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• ___ quandary - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• ___ rut - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• TV chef Garten - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ word - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Claire or Balin - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
• Needle ___ haystack - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ word (briefly). - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Concert conclusion? - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Food Network star Garten - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" host Garten - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ funk - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• "__-Gadda-Da-Vida" - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Garten in the kitchen - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "How Easy Is That?" cookbook writer Garten - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Message ___ bottle - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Pig-poke connector - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• ___ trice - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Words with pickle or jam - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Words with pickle, stew or jam - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Written with three sharps - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• ___ nutshell (succinctly) - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Once __ while (occasionally) - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• One-million connectors - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Put ___ good word for - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Two peas ___ pod - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ while - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• Pen name - BIC, used 178 times
• Maiden name preceder - NEE, used 116 times
• Word before a maiden name - NEE, used 102 times
• Common street name - ELM, used 85 times
• "The Name of the Rose" author - ECO, used 77 times
• Maiden name label - NEE, used 71 times

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