Nocturnal bird of prey

The answer

OWL

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

Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 9 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.

• BARNOWL (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for OWL

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

• Hooter - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Barn bird - used 62 times, most recently in 2025
• Symbol of wisdom - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Hooting bird - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Wise bird - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Nocturnal bird - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Night bird - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• "The ___ and the Pussycat" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Big-eyed bird - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Athena's symbol - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Bird that hoots - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• He gives a hoot - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Pussycat's partner - used 17 times, most recently in 2016
• It gives a hoot - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Night flier - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Bird of prey - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Bird that gives a hoot - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Night flyer - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Hogwarts messenger - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Nocturnal hunter - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Temple athlete - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Wise one - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Harry Potter's Hedwig, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Nocturnal predator - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• One who gives a hoot - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Something spotted in a tree? - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Symbol of Athena - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Temple player - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Bird. - used 8 times, most recently in 1970
• Hogwarts letter carrier - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Screech, for one - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Barn denizen - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• It's said to be wise - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Minerva's symbol - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Night ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Night person - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Nocturnal hooter - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Parliament member - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Fly-by-night sort? - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Hogwarts mail carrier - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Hooting hunter - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Hundred Acre Wood resident - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Nocturnal flier - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Symbol of sagacity - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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