Estuary
The crossword clue "Estuary" is answered by INLET, a 5-letter entry. Used 31 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
INLET
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INLET answer page.
Used 31 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. 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.
- FIRTH (3 uses in xd)
- TIDALRIVERMOUTH (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for INLET
Every other clue in this collection answered by INLET, most used first.
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- Small bay - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Arm of the sea - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Bay - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Creek - used 34 times, most recently in 2023
- Narrow waterway - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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