Long-legged bird
The crossword clue "Long-legged bird" is answered by STILT, a 5-letter entry. Used 26 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STILT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STILT answer page.
Used 26 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1945. 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.
- AVOCET (11 uses in xd)
Other clues for STILT
Every other clue in this collection answered by STILT, most used first.
- Wading bird - used 39 times, most recently in 2023
- Circus prop - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Bird-related - AVIAN, used 109 times
- Wading bird - EGRET, used 101 times
- Long (for) - YEARN, used 99 times
- Long stories - SAGAS, used 95 times
- Long look - STARE, used 89 times
- "Snowy" bird - EGRET, used 80 times
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