Elliptical
The crossword clue "Elliptical" is answered by OVAL, a 4-letter entry. Used 178 times across 58 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
OVAL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OVAL answer page.
Used 178 times across 58 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 16 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- OVATE (21 uses in xd)
- OVOID (12 uses in xd)
- OBLONG (1 uses in xd)
- ORBIT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OVAL
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OVAL, most used first.
- Track shape - used 223 times, most recently in 2026
- Racetrack shape - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Cameo shape - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Ellipse - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
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- Killer whale - ORCA, used 553 times
- Approximately - ORSO, used 489 times
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