Silvery food fish
The crossword clue "Silvery food fish" is answered by SMELT, a 5-letter entry. Used 30 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SMELT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMELT answer page.
Used 30 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. 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.
- SMELTS (3 uses in xd)
- HERRING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SMELT
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMELT, most used first.
- Silvery fish - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Refine, as ore - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Refine ore - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Refine, as metal - used 29 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.
- Aquarium fish - TETRA, used 214 times
- Food from heaven - MANNA, used 59 times
- Colorful aquarium fish - TETRA, used 47 times
- "Rainbow" fish - TROUT, used 39 times
- Raw fish dish - SUSHI, used 37 times
- Japanese fish dish - SUSHI, used 35 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.