The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHAD which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2008.
Cousin of a herring crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAD | 75 % | 4 |
| MENHADEN | 25 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cousin of a herring
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shad
- sprat
- pilchard
- alias
- sea
- gull
- alewife
- bonito
- cero
- chub
- cod
- scad
Crossword Answer definitions
SHAD noun- Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.
- The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SHAD
- It's roe is a delicacy
- Herring relative
- Herring's relative
- Herring's kin
- Herring-like fish
- Herringlike fish
- Roe-producing fish
- Canadian rapper not named for river herring
- Roe source
- Migrating fish