Dickens heroine
The crossword clue "Dickens heroine" is answered by NELL, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1951. 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
NELL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NELL answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 5 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.
- DORRIT (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for NELL
Every other clue in this collection answered by NELL, most used first.
- Dickens girl - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- "Little" Dickens girl - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Dudley Do-Right's love - used 39 times, most recently in 2021
- 1994 Jodie Foster film - used 28 times, most recently in 2014
- Actress Carter - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Carter of "Gimme a Break!" - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Jodie Foster title role - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
- Jodie Foster film - used 19 times, most recently in 2016
- "The Old Curiosity Shop" girl - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- 1994 Jodie Foster title role - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Dudley Do-Right's beloved - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
- Nickname for Eleanor - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Dickens character. - used 13 times, most recently in 1980
- Dudley Do-Right's girl - used 13 times, most recently in 2012
- "Little" Dickens heroine - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Title role for Jodie Foster - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
- Actress Gwyn - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
- Dudley Do-Right's damsel - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
- Little ___. - used 10 times, most recently in 1972
- Jodie Foster role - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
- Carter of "Ain't Misbehavin'" - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Dudley Do-Right's gal - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- ___ Gwyn. - used 8 times, most recently in 1997
- Singer Carter - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
- "The Old Curiosity Shop" heroine - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- "Gimme a Break" star Carter - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" actress Carter - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Dudley Do-Right's girlfriend - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- Hardy heroine - TESS, used 280 times
- Verdi heroine - AIDA, used 151 times
- Brontë heroine - EYRE, used 146 times
- Austen heroine - EMMA, used 94 times
- Pearl Buck heroine - OLAN, used 93 times
- "Casablanca" heroine - ILSA, used 92 times
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