Water channel
The crossword clue "Water channel" is answered by SLUICE, a 6-letter entry. Used 23 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SLUICE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLUICE answer page.
Used 23 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 9 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.
- FLUME (6 uses in xd)
- AQUEDUCT (1 uses in xd)
- RACEWAY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLUICE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLUICE, most used first.
- Floodgate - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
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- Channel swimmer Gertrude - EDERLE, used 33 times
- Water down - DILUTE, used 32 times
- English Channel swimmer Gertrude - EDERLE, used 23 times
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