Avocet's cousin
The crossword clue "Avocet's cousin" is answered by STILT, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. 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
STILT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STILT answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for STILT
Every other clue in this collection answered by STILT, most used first.
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- Long-legged bird - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Clown's height enhancer - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Beach-house support - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Marsh bird - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
- Clown's prop - used 13 times, most recently in 2012
- Height enhancer - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Long-legged shorebird - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Long-legged wader - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- High-stepping aid - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- One of a clown's pair - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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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