The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word EEL which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Slender fish crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EEL | 59 % | 3 |
| EELS | 18 % | 4 |
| GAR | 18 % | 3 |
| SANDEEL | 5 % | 7 |
Why may EEL be the right solution?
"EEL" is the right answer because eels are long and slender fish commonly found in both freshwater and saltwater environments.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slender fish
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eel
- gar
- saury
- billfish
- bonefish
- dace
- dolphin
- gudgeon
- morris
- loach
- poacher
- merganser
Crossword Answer definitions
EEL noun- Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
- The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.
- To fish for eels.
- To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.
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 EEL
- Cave-dwelling fish
- Conger
- Elder elver
- Grown-up elver
- Long swimmer
- Scaleless fish
- Scaleless swimmer
- Sea shocker
- Slippery customer
- Slippery fish
More clues leading to the result EELS
- Shockers
- Colubrine fish
- Shocking sea creatures
- Sinuous swimmers
- Skinny swimmers
- Slippery swimmers
- Sniggler's catch
- Sushi fare
- Swimming shockers
- Trattoria listing
More clues leading to the result GAR
- Long-snouted swimmer
- Needlefish
- Long-snouted fish
- Sharp-toothed fish
- Long-jawed fish
- Fish that resembles an alligator
- Long fish
- Slender swimmer
- Car's home, in realty ads
- Fish with a long nose