Herringlike fish
The crossword clue "Herringlike fish" is answered by SHAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 38 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SHAD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHAD answer page.
Used 38 times across 25 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1952. 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.
- SHADS (4 uses in xd)
- ALEWIFE (2 uses in xd)
- ANCHOVY (2 uses in xd)
- ALEWIVES (1 uses in xd)
- MENHADEN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SHAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHAD, most used first.
- Roe source - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- Herring's kin - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Roe provider - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
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- Brightly colored fish - OPAH, used 45 times
- Sandwich fish - TUNA, used 45 times
- __ fish sandwich - TUNA, used 38 times
- Salad fish - TUNA, used 35 times
- Fish-eating eagle - ERNE, used 34 times
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