Gull relative
The crossword clue "Gull relative" is answered by TERN, a 4-letter entry. Used 51 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TERN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TERN answer page.
Used 51 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 15 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.
- SKUA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TERN
Every other clue in this collection answered by TERN, most used first.
- Sea swallow - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Beach bird - used 51 times, most recently in 2025
- Gull's cousin - used 46 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Rabbit relative - HARE, used 105 times
- Relative of etc. - ETAL, used 97 times
- Onion relative - LEEK, used 83 times
- Bassoon relative - OBOE, used 69 times
- Frog relative - TOAD, used 46 times
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