Water-loving mammal

The answer

OTTER

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OTTER answer page.

Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 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.

• RHINO (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for OTTER

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

• Aquatic mammal - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
• Web-footed mammal - used 67 times, most recently in 2025
• Mink's cousin - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• Playful aquatic mammal - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Furry swimmer - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Playful mammal - used 48 times, most recently in 2018
• Playful swimmer - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
• River mammal - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Playful river mammal - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Riverbank romper - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• Fur. - used 23 times, most recently in 1980
• Playful animal - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Weasel's cousin - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Playful aquatic animal - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Weasel relative - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Aquatic animal - used 18 times, most recently in 2017
• Furry frolicker - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• River frolicker - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Fish-eating mammal - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Playful marine mammal - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Playful river animal - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Mink cousin - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Sleek swimmer - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Weasel's kin - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
• Mink relative - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Paravane - used 13 times, most recently in 1993
• Playful sea critter - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Web-footed animal - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Playful water critter - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Abalone eater - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Aquatic frolicker - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Badger cousin - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Frisky swimmer - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Riverbank frolicker - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• "The Wind in the Willows" character - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Water mammal - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Weasel family member - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Weasel kin - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Weasel's relative - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "Animal House" nickname - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Badger relative - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Furry aquatic mammal - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Furry river mammal - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Mink's relative - used 9 times, most recently in 1993
• River romper - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Dark brown fur - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Furry river animal - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Playful aquatic critter - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Water animal - used 8 times, most recently in 1975
• Animal that eats while floating on its back - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Fur source - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Furry fish-eater - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Mammal with webbed feet - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Playful critter - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Playful river critter - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Valuable fur. - used 7 times, most recently in 1999
• Web-footed swimmer - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Badger's cousin - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Bewhiskered swimmer - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Cousin of a mink - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "Ring of Bright Water" pet - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• River critter - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Swimming mammal - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Web-footed creature - used 6 times, most recently in 2017

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• Water wheel - NORIA, used 72 times
• Water nymph - NAIAD, used 70 times
• Water vapor - STEAM, used 60 times
• Throw water on - DOUSE, used 47 times
• Water balloon sound - SPLAT, used 47 times
• Water filter brand - BRITA, used 43 times

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