Herring's kin
The crossword clue "Herring's kin" is answered by SHAD, a 4-letter entry. Used 45 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 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 45 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 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.
- ALEWIFE (3 uses in xd)
- SARDINE (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
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.
- Gator's kin - CROC, used 119 times
- Bassoon's kin - OBOE, used 91 times
- Butte's kin - MESA, used 48 times
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