The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STINTS , but the solution may also be SANDPIPERS which is one of the most recent solution (1990 in New York Times).
Small shore birds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STINTS | 50 % | 6 |
| SANDPIPERS | 50 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Small shore birds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sandpiper
- phalarope
- rails
- turnstone
- cove
- cote
- rail
- sanderling
- plover
- lark
- capelin
- quail
Crossword Answer definitions
STINTS noun- A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
- Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
- Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
- To stop (an action); cease, desist.
- To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
- To be sparing or mean.
- To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
- To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
- (of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
- Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.
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 STINTS
- Stretches
- Work shifts
- Is frugal
- Work periods
- Acts frugally
- Tours of duty
- Stretches on the job
- Periods of duty
- Tenures
- Pinches pennies