Snail's protection
The crossword clue "Snail's protection" is answered by SHELL, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SHELL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHELL answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SHELL
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHELL, most used first.
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- Beach find - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Carapace - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
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- Turtle cover - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Turtle's home - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
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- Knight's protection - ARMOR, used 60 times
- Pet protection org. - ASPCA, used 44 times
- Flood protection - LEVEE, used 23 times
- Snail's trail - SLIME, used 13 times
- Like a snail's trail - SLIMY, used 11 times
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