Wood-eating insect
The crossword clue "Wood-eating insect" is answered by TERMITE, a 7-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TERMITE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TERMITE answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for TERMITE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TERMITE, most used first.
- Home wrecker - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- House muncher - used 8 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.
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- Wood finish - SHELLAC, used 7 times
- Actress Wood - NATALIE, used 6 times
- Cole or Wood - NATALIE, used 6 times
- Wood cutters - RIPSAWS, used 6 times
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