Small stream
The crossword clue "Small stream" is answered by RILL, a 4-letter entry. Used 92 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RILL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RILL answer page.
Used 92 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 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.
- RIVULET (15 uses in xd)
- RUNNEL (9 uses in xd)
- RUNLET (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for RILL
Every other clue in this collection answered by RILL, most used first.
- Small brook - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Streamlet - used 91 times, most recently in 2025
- Brooklet - used 53 times, most recently in 2018
- Brook - used 42 times, most recently in 2015
- Lunar valley - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Small bills - ONES, used 324 times
- Small songbird - WREN, used 265 times
- Small whirlpool - EDDY, used 139 times
- Small combo - TRIO, used 137 times
- Small salamander - NEWT, used 126 times
- Small case - ETUI, used 92 times
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