Starchy tuber
The crossword clue "Starchy tuber" is answered by YAM, a 3-letter entry. Used 34 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
YAM
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YAM answer page.
Used 34 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 14 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.
- POTATO (4 uses in xd)
- SALEP (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for YAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by YAM, most used first.
- Sweet potato - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Thanksgiving veggie - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Candied veggie - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Orange tuber - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Thanksgiving tuber - used 39 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.
- Andean tuber - OCA, used 38 times
- South American tuber - OCA, used 34 times
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