Black bird
The crossword clue "Black bird" is answered by RAVEN, a 5-letter entry. Used 54 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RAVEN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAVEN answer page.
Used 54 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 10 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.
- DAW (14 uses in xd)
Other clues for RAVEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by RAVEN, most used first.
- Poe bird - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Poe's bird - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
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- Marsh bird - EGRET, used 63 times
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