The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHADS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1956.
Herrings' relatives crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHADS | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Herrings' relatives
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alewife
- anchovy
- clupea
- clupeoid
- menhaden
- pilchard
- sardine
- shad
- sprat
- herring
- clupeidae
- shads
Crossword Answer definitions
SHADS 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).
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