Whale type

The answer

ORCA

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ORCA answer page.

Used 12 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 3 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.

• PILOT (4 uses in xd)
• SPERM (2 uses in xd)
• HUMPBACK (1 uses in xd)
• SEI (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ORCA

Every other clue in this collection answered by ORCA, most used first.

• Killer whale - used 553 times, most recently in 2026
• Black-and-white whale - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Sea predator - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Ocean predator - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Black-and-white predator - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Shamu, for one - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
• Marine predator - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Predatory dolphin - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Boat in "Jaws" - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Black-and-white ocean predator - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• "Jaws" boat - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• Quint's boat in "Jaws" - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Largest member of the dolphin family - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Whale of a movie? - used 23 times, most recently in 2014
• Black-and-white swimmer - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
• Predatory whale - used 19 times, most recently in 2019
• Oceanic predator - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Largest dolphin - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Marine menace - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• "Free Willy" whale - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Dangerous marine creature - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• "Free Willy" creature - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Keiko in "Free Willy," for one - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• SeaWorld attraction - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Puget Sound whale - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
• Shamu or Willy - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Whale - used 11 times, most recently in 1997
• Black-and-white sea creature - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• "Free Willy" animal - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Pod member - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Predator of seals - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• SeaWorld performer - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Shamu, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Black-and-white dolphin - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Cousin of a beluga - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Dangerous whale - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Deep-sea predator - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Dolphin relative - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Seal hunter - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Seal predator - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Two-tone whale - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Willy or Shamu - used 9 times, most recently in 2005
• Apex predator of the ocean - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Black-and-white mammal - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Predatory marine mammal - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Sea World attraction - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Sea World performer - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Aquatic predator - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Black-and-white beast - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Black-and-white marine mammal - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Deep sea killer - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Dolphin family member - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Grampus - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Keiko of "Free Willy," for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Ocean menace - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Pacific predator - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Part of a pod - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Penguin predator - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Whale like Willy - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Whale of an attraction - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Willy of "Free Willy," e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Apex predator of the sea - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Bicolor whale - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Black-and-white apex predator - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Marineland performer - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Predator in a pod - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Type of whale - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Willy of "Free Willy" - used 6 times, most recently in 2009

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