The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word INLET which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Small bay crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INLET | 73 % | 5 |
| COVE | 23 % | 4 |
| ARMLET | 2 % | 6 |
| NOOK | 2 % | 4 |
Why may INLET be the right solution?
The word "inlet" refers to a small indentation or recess in a coastline, typically one with sand, mud, or pebble beaches. Therefore, it fits the clue "small bay."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Small bay
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cove
- covey
- mush
- mate
- cock
- seg
- flick
- mon
- chap
- bloke
- fellow
- buster
Crossword Answer definitions
INLET verb- To let in; admit.
- To insert; inlay.
- A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
- A passage that leads into a cavity.
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 INLET
- Puget Sound, for one
- Small bay
- Small cove
- Shoreline recess
- Cove
- Firth or fjord
- Narrow waterway
- Sound connection?
- Certain entrance
- Passage to the sea
More clues leading to the result COVE
- Cabot's ___, mystery setting
- Smuggler's "port"
- Place to moor
- Docking station?
- Protected inlet
- Sheltered hollow
- Shoreline recess
- Sheltered bay
- Shoreline nook
- Inlet
More clues leading to the result ARMLET
- Small cove
- ID band
- Ornamental band
- Band around a sleeve
- Biceps band
- Decorative band
- Band worn above the elbow
- Band worn around the biceps
- Sleeve band
- Military band?