Erstwhile acorn
The crossword clue "Erstwhile acorn" is answered by OAK, a 3-letter entry. Used 34 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OAK
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OAK answer page.
Used 34 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OAK
Every other clue in this collection answered by OAK, most used first.
- Sturdy tree - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Acorn producer - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Mighty tree - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Tree with acorns - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Acorn source - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
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