Butterfly relatives
The crossword clue "Butterfly relatives" is answered by MOTHS, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MOTHS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOTHS answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MOTHS
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOTHS, most used first.
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- Fluttery insects - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Nocturnal insects - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- They're drawn to the flame - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- Rabbit relatives - HARES, used 40 times
- Butterfly - SATYR, used 20 times
- Plum relatives - SLOES, used 17 times
- Gull relatives - TERNS, used 16 times
- Onion relatives - LEEKS, used 16 times
- Foil relatives - EPEES, used 14 times
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