Almost round

The answer

OVAL

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

Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 6 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.

• OVATE (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for OVAL

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

• Track shape - used 223 times, most recently in 2026
• Elliptical - used 178 times, most recently in 2026
• Racetrack shape - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
• Cameo shape - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Egg-shaped - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Ellipse - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Face shape - used 66 times, most recently in 2025
• Squashed circle - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Not quite round - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Ellipsoidal. - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Racetrack - used 29 times, most recently in 2012
• Egg outline - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Roundish - used 27 times, most recently in 2021
• Running track - used 27 times, most recently in 2021
• Locket shape - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ Office - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Elliptical shape - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Roundish shape - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Track - used 22 times, most recently in 2016
• Race track - used 20 times, most recently in 2000
• Rounded. - used 19 times, most recently in 2006
• White House office shape - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Shape of the president's office - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Egg shape - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Elongated circle - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Flattened circle - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Out of round - used 16 times, most recently in 2015
• Athletic field. - used 15 times, most recently in 1986
• Not quite circular - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Ellipsoid - used 14 times, most recently in 2010
• Like a famous office - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Presidential office shape - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Almond-shaped - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Race track shape - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• White House office - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
• Zero-shaped - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Horse course - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Like some mirrors - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Squished circle - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• 0-shaped - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Common mirror shape - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Cricket field shape - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Avocado's shape - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Oblong circle - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Race place - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Kind of round - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• ___ Office (White House room) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Rounded shape - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Shaped like an avocado - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Somewhat round - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
• Office shape - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Shape of an egg - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Stadium shape - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Avocado-shaped - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Common face shape - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Football-shaped - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Like some coffee tables - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Like the president's office - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Place for a race - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Planetary path - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Racecourse shape - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Shape of a racetrack - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• White House room - used 7 times, most recently in 1976
• Zero, essentially - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Avocado shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Decorative window shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Elliptic - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
• Elliptical track - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Geometric shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Like zero - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Mirror shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Nearly round - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Roller rink shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Shaped like a 0 - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Simple Lionel layout - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Skating rink shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Washington office shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2009

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.

• Round of applause - HAND, used 80 times
• Round number? - ZERO, used 48 times
• Round dance - HORA, used 33 times
• Round Table titles - SIRS, used 32 times
• Almost never - ONCE, used 26 times
• Pub round - ALES, used 24 times

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