Animal house

The answer

LAIR

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LAIR answer page.

Used 26 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 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.

• ZOO (43 uses in xd)
• DEN (36 uses in xd)
• BARN (18 uses in xd)
• CAGE (12 uses in xd)
• ARK (6 uses in xd)

Other clues for LAIR

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

• Den - used 208 times, most recently in 2026
• Hideaway - used 150 times, most recently in 2025
• Hideout - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
• Retreat - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Lion's den - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Villain's hideout - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Wild animal's home - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Place to hibernate - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Hiding place - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Animal's den - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Dragon's home - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Hibernation spot - used 22 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.

• On the house - FREE, used 131 times
• Antlered animal - STAG, used 107 times
• Tree house - NEST, used 81 times
• Haunted house sound - MOAN, used 68 times
• "A Doll's House" heroine - NORA, used 67 times
• Epps of "House" - OMAR, used 62 times

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