The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ATOLL , but the solution may also be CAY which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Coral reef crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATOLL | 51 % | 5 |
| CAY | 49 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Coral reef
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- coral
- stony coral
- coralline
- coralline sponge
- fan coral
- heterocoral
- corallum
- coral insect
- staghorn coral
- sea-tree
- acropore
- zooxanthellate
Crossword Answer definitions
ATOLL noun- A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ATOLL
- Bikini, e.g.
- Coral island
- Lagoon surrounder
- Ring-shaped reef
- Coral lagoon spot
- Takes ___ on (wears)
- Coral ensemble?
- Bikini, for one
- Coral formation
- Key ring?