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 (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Member of the herring family crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAD | 33 % | 4 |
| SPRAT | 33 % | 5 |
| ALEWIFE | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Member of the herring family
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sprat
- sardine
- shad
- argentina
- clupeoid
- bonito
- wahoo
- adam
- alewife
- anchovy
- pilchard
- princess
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
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
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
More clues leading to the result SPRAT
- Jack who avoided fat
- Jack with a low-fat diet
- When canned, it's a sardine
- Lean eater
- Jack in a kiddie's rhyme
- Sardine relative
- Type of herring
- Mother Goose dieter
- Young 'un
- Small silvery herring