Gametes

The answer

OVA

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OVA answer page.

Used 39 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 12 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.

• SEXCELLS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for OVA

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

• Eggs - used 505 times, most recently in 2026
• Egg cells - used 223 times, most recently in 2026
• Reproductive cells - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
• Lab eggs - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
• Eggs: Lat. - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Female gametes - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Fertility clinic cells - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
• Eggs in a lab - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Future embryos - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Fertility clinic stock - used 31 times, most recently in 2024
• Fallopian tube travelers - used 29 times, most recently in 2025

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