The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEST , but the solution may also be SAC which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Egg holder crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEST | 69 % | 4 |
| SAC | 24 % | 3 |
| OVARY | 4 % | 5 |
| OVISAC | 2 % | 6 |
| BASKET | 2 % | 6 |
Why may SAC be the right solution?
The answer "SAC" is a short form for "sacculus," which is a membrane or structure that holds eggs in some animals.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Egg holder
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nest
- sac
- basket
- ovary
- roll
- tsar
- candle
- carton
- cup
- salad
- tread
- anchor
Crossword Answer definitions
NEST noun- A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
- A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
- A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
- A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
- A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
- A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.
- A fixed number of cards in some bidding games awarded to the highest bidder allowing him to exchange any or all with cards in his hand.
- A fortified position for a weapon.
- A structure consisting of nested structures, such as nested loops or nested subroutine calls.
- A circular bed of pasta, rice, etc. to be topped or filled with other foods.
- An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.
- A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.
- A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.
- (of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
- To settle into a home.
- To successively neatly fit inside another.
- To place in, or as if in, a nest.
- To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
- To hunt for birds' nests or their contents (usually "go nesting").
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 NEST
- Aerie
- Bird house?
- Bird's-__ soup
- Digs of twigs
- Duck hawk's digs
- Hornbill home
- Mare's __ (hoax)
- Robin's residence
- See 34A
- Snug place
More clues leading to the result SAC
- Cul-de-__
- Pouchlike structure
- Animal pouch
- Kangaroo carrier
- Pouch
- USAF group
- Bunt, on a scorecard
- "Get outta here!"
- Air Force grp.
- Anatomical pouch
More clues leading to the result OVARY
- Egg plant?
- Egg producer
- Progesterone source
- Part of a floral carpel
- Flower seed bearer
- Pistil part
- Egg source
- Egg-producing organ
- Flower part
- Reproductive gland
More clues leading to the result OVISAC
- Egg container
- Egg pouch
- Insect egg depository
- Egg-filled capsule
- Ootheca
- Egg receptacle
- Egg holder
- Egg holder of a sort
- Egg protector