Shell game item
The crossword clue "Shell game item" is answered by PEA, a 3-letter entry. Used 49 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PEA
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PEA answer page.
Used 49 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 5 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.
- CHEATCUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PEA
Every other clue in this collection answered by PEA, most used first.
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- Pod veggie - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- "The Princess and the ___" - used 49 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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- Old card game - LOO, used 112 times
- Popular card game - UNO, used 110 times
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