Coded matter

The answer

RNA

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

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for RNA

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

• Genetic letters - used 265 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic messenger - used 141 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic material - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
• Messenger molecule - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
• Messenger ___ - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic stuff - used 81 times, most recently in 2025
• Cell messenger - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
• Single-stranded molecule - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Biochemistry abbr. - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
• Genetic inits. - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
• Genetic initials - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Cellular messenger - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Gene messenger - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic molecule - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Genetic info carrier - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Transfer ___ - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Cellular stuff - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Cell stuff - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• "Messenger" compound - used 17 times, most recently in 2015
• Cell component - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Genetic matter - used 16 times, most recently in 2015
• Gene material - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Genetic code carrier - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Part of a cell nucleus - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Retrovirus component - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Genetic carrier - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Genetic-code letters - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Geneticist's study - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
• Kind of virus - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Cellular letters - used 12 times, most recently in 2008
• Genetic abbr. - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Messenger material - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Single-helix molecule - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Some strands in a cell - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Genetic info - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• Genetic messenger molecule - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Protein synthesis molecule - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Stranded messenger? - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Cell material - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Genetic cell material - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Messenger ___ (genetic material) - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Protein-building molecule - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Tiny messenger - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Acid initials - used 8 times, most recently in 1991
• Bio class letters - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Biochemist's letters - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Cell constituent - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Cell letters - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Cell substance - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Genetic strand - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Genetics lab study - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Genetics letters - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Messenger's letters? - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Single-strand molecule - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Single-stranded genetic molecule - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Carrier of genetic info - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Cell "messenger," briefly - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Code carrier - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Genetic messenger material - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Genetics abbr. - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Retrovirus material - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Vaccine basis - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Cell's protein producer - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Gene stuff - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Genes material - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Geneticist's abbr. - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Geneticist's concern - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Geneticist's letters - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• It's stranded - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Single-stranded genetic material - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Strand in a cell - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Stranded cell stuff - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Stuff in a cell - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Uracil is one of its basic components - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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• Mine matter - ORE, used 50 times
• "___ matter of fact ..." - ASA, used 46 times
• Mined-over matter - ORE, used 43 times
• Court matter - RES, used 26 times

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