Barn birds
The crossword clue "Barn birds" is answered by OWLS, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OWLS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OWLS answer page.
Used 26 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OWLS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OWLS, most used first.
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- Night fliers - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Nocturnal birds - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Hooters - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
- Big-eyed birds - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Night birds - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- Outback birds - EMUS, used 45 times
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