The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STILTS , but the solution may also be WADERS which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
Long-legged birds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STILTS | 35 % | 6 |
| CRANES | 18 % | 6 |
| HERONS | 18 % | 6 |
| EGRETS | 6 % | 6 |
| EMUS | 6 % | 4 |
| STORKS | 6 % | 6 |
| IBISES | 6 % | 6 |
| WADERS | 6 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Long-legged birds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wading birds
- shorebirds
- waders
- avocet
- wader
- spoonbill
- ibis
- crane
- wading bird
- bustard
- caracara
- dowitcher
Crossword Answer definitions
STILTS noun- Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
- Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
- A crutch.
- The handle of a plough.
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 STILTS
- Clown props
- Uplifting experience at the circus?
- Uplifting pair
- Just two can get you sooo high
- Height increasers
- Means of walking tall
- Clowns' props
- Individual elevators?
- Useful items for drywall installers
- Circus boosters?
More clues leading to the result CRANES
- Trumpeting birds
- Rubbernecks
- Dockyard lifters
- Cargo handlers, say
- Heavy moving equipment
- Long-legged creatures on the beach
- Origami birds
- Rail relatives
- Long-legged birds
- Building site giants
More clues leading to the result HERONS
- Marsh fishers
- Leggy waders
- Wading birds
- Long-legged fishers
- Sharp-beaked waders
- Long-necked birds
- Plumed birds
- Marsh sights
- Long-legged birds
- Great blue waders
More clues leading to the result EGRETS
- Marsh birds
- Pelicans' relatives
- National Audubon Society symbols
- White-tailed herons
- Herons' kin
- Plumed waders
- Plume sources
- Wetland birds
- White wading birds
- They may be snowy
More clues leading to the result EMUS
- Australian birds
- Long-legged Aussies
- Ostrich-like birds
- Outback birds
- Swift-running birds
- Down-under denizens
- Flightless birds
- Grounded birds
- Large ratites
- Cassowary kin
More clues leading to the result STORKS
- Creatures on baby announcement cards
- Images on some birth announcements
- Baby birds?
- Bringers of babes
- Baby announcement card birds
- Mute birds
- Birds that might deliver a bundle
- Long-legged birds
- Legendary bringers of bundles of joy
- Long-billed waders
More clues leading to the result IBISES
- Sacred birds of Egypt
- Nile waders
- Large wading birds
- Long-necked waders
- Thoth's sacred birds
- Some hieroglyphic symbols
- Avian hieroglyphs
- Long-legged waders
- Storklike wading birds
- Sacred birds