Serpent
The crossword clue "Serpent" is answered by SNAKE, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SNAKE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAKE answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2010. 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.
- ABOMA (5 uses in xd)
- OPHIDIAN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SNAKE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNAKE, most used first.
- Plumber's tool - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Cobra or copperhead - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Asp or adder - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Moccasin without laces - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
- Plumber's device - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Slithering reptile - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Wind - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Boa or cobra - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Cobra or python - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Plumber's gadget - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
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.
- Nine-headed serpent - HYDRA, used 9 times
- Hooded serpent - COBRA, used 6 times
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