The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HUSK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Shell crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HUSK | 18 % | 4 |
| POD | 18 % | 3 |
| CONCH | 14 % | 5 |
| HULK | 5 % | 4 |
| LIGHTRACINGBOAT | 5 % | 15 |
| BOAT | 5 % | 4 |
| PEAPOD | 5 % | 6 |
| WEAPONSCASING | 5 % | 13 |
| CRUST | 5 % | 5 |
| HOMEFORASCALLOP | 5 % | 15 |
| GRENADE | 5 % | 7 |
| MISSILE | 5 % | 7 |
| CARAPACE | 5 % | 8 |
| SLEEVELESSTOP | 5 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shell
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- carapace
- pod
- eggshell
- plate
- blast
- casing
- scale
- strafe
- case
- racing shell
- scallop
- crustacean
Crossword Answer definitions
HUSK noun- The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside
- Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something
- The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
- To remove husks from.
- An infection in cattle caused by a species of Dictyocaulus or lungworm
- To cough, clear one's throat.
- To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.
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 HUSK
- Corn coat
- Corn cover
- Corn holder
- Corn covering
- Outer coconut layer
- Natural wrap enclosing the answer at 42-Across
- Prepare for cooking, as corn
- Strip, as corn
- Dry covering
- Tamale wrapper
More clues leading to the result POD
- 24-Down unit
- Marine school?
- Okra morsel
- Pea container
- "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" prop
- Pea place
- Protective compartment
- School of whales
- Cluster of cubicles
- Launch compartment
More clues leading to the result CONCH
- Republic of Key West
- Shell used as a horn
- Prized seashell
- Symbol of authority in "Lord of the Flies"
- Collectible shell
- Large sea snail
- Large spiral shell
- Marine snail
- Seaside souvenir
- Gastropod whose shell is used as a horn
More clues leading to the result HULK
- "Incredible" superhero
- Lumbering sort
- Hefty fellow
- Former WWF nickname for Terry Hogan
- Wrestler Hogan
- ___ Hogan
- Lou Ferrigno role, with "The"
- Salvager's discovery
- "Incredible" TV hero
- Big green hero
More clues leading to the result LIGHTRACINGBOAT
More clues leading to the result BOAT
- Gravy dish
- Open water-craft
- Gravy container
- Word with dream or gravy
- Bark or punt
- Skiff
- Gravy server
- Gravy holder
- Isle-dweller's transport
- Regatta member
More clues leading to the result PEAPOD
- Legume pouch
- Grocery delivery service named after a vegetable
- Container of vegetables
- Vegetable container
- Vegetable vessel
- Organic vegetable container
- Green seed case
- Green legume holder
- Veggie holder
- Stir-fry vegetable
More clues leading to the result WEAPONSCASING
More clues leading to the result CRUST
- Hard outer layer
- Pie part
- Rye bread feature
- Pizza part
- Pizza feature
- Sliced-off end
- Bread part
- Hull
- Topmost geological layer
- Gall
More clues leading to the result HOMEFORASCALLOP
More clues leading to the result GRENADE
- Small exploder
- "Pineapple"
- Hurled explosive
- Explosive shell
- Small explosive shell
- It has a safety pin
- Small shell
- Pineapple with a pin
- Explosive shell thrown by hand
- Explosive hand shell.
More clues leading to the result MISSILE
- Daisy Cutter
- Part of ICBM
- Airborne weapon
- Dart, e.g.
- It may be guided or heat-seeking
- It may be guided
- Part of SAM
- The M in ICBM
- Rocket, for one
- Brickbat
More clues leading to the result CARAPACE
- Turtle shell, e.g.
- Turtle's shell.
- Turtle's back.
- Turtle shell.
- Turtle's shell
- Turtle's upper shell
- Crab or turtle shell
- Turtle shell
- Shell
- Terrapin topper