The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHAD , but the solution may also be SPRAT which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Herring family fish crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAD | 50 % | 4 |
| SPRAT | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Herring family fish
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pilchard
- anchovy
- alewife
- sprat
- shad
- sardine
- grayling
- menhaden
- clupeoid
- bloat
- argentina
- batfish
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