Shaken instrument
The crossword clue "Shaken instrument" is answered by MARACA, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MARACA
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MARACA answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MARACA
Every other clue in this collection answered by MARACA, most used first.
- Gourd-shaped rattle - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- One of a percussive pair - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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