Briny expanse

The answer

SEA

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

Used 54 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 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.

• OCEAN (7 uses in xd)
• OPENSEA (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for SEA

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

• Vast expanse - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• Mermaid's home - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Salty expanse - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Poseidon's realm - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• Neptune's realm - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Large body of water - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Poseidon's domain - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Neptune's domain - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Red or Black - used 56 times, most recently in 2022
• Where the buoys are - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
• Dead ___ Scrolls - used 45 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.

• ___ Lanka - SRI, used 1,299 times
• Sault ___ Marie - STE, used 662 times
• Droop - SAG, used 584 times
• ___ Paulo - SAO, used 510 times
• ___ Paulo, Brazil - SAO, used 496 times
• Take to court - SUE, used 466 times

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