Egg holder
The crossword clue "Egg holder" is answered by NEST, a 4-letter entry. Used 63 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NEST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEST answer page.
Used 63 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 19 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.
- OVARY (3 uses in xd)
- BASKET (1 uses in xd)
- CARTON (1 uses in xd)
- OVISAC (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NEST
Every other clue in this collection answered by NEST, most used first.
- Hatchling's home - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
- Tree house - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Bird's home - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Robin's home - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Cozy home - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
- Egg container - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Hornet's home - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
- Aerie - used 47 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Ice cream holder - CONE, used 134 times
- Bouquet holder - VASE, used 95 times
- Egg - OVUM, used 83 times
- Egg cell - OVUM, used 78 times
- Scoop holder - CONE, used 78 times
- Toothpaste holder - TUBE, used 71 times
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