The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHAD which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2015.
Type of herring crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAD | 42 % | 4 |
| SPRAT | 33 % | 5 |
| RED | 17 % | 3 |
| ANCHOVY | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Type of herring
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- atlantic herring
- pacific herring
- saithe
- haddock
- whiting
- sprat
- blue whiting
- anchovy
- muskie
- gunner
- whitefish
- bonito
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
More clues leading to the result RED
- "The Hunt for ___ October"
- Embarrassed-looking
- Embarrassing color
- Part of Roy G. Biv
- Rubicund
- Shade of embarrassment
- Blushing
- Capitalist's dreaded ink color
- Checkers choice
- Color of embarrassment