The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EGRET which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Wetlands wader crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EGRET | 76 % | 5 |
| IBIS | 10 % | 4 |
| SNIPE | 5 % | 5 |
| HERON | 5 % | 5 |
| RAIL | 5 % | 4 |
Why may EGRET be the right solution?
An egret is a type of bird that is commonly found in wetlands. Therefore, "wetlands wader" is a fitting description for an egret.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wetlands wader
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- heron
- egret
- bittern
- ibis
- spoonbill
- dipper
- blackbird
- woodcock
- snipe
- quark
- reeve
- shag
Crossword Answer definitions
EGRET noun- Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.
- A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament.
- The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle.
- The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
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 EGRET
- Heron
- Everglades bird
- Marsh bird
- Okefenokee flier
- Plumed bird
- Plumed heron
- White heron
- White-plumed bird
- Plumed wader
- Bird whose scientific name is Ardea alba
More clues leading to the result IBIS
- Stork relative
- Storklike bird
- Wading bird
- Hieroglyphics bird
- Stork-like bird
- Stork-like wader
- Leggy wader
- Nile bird
- Sacred bird of the Nile
- Heron cousin
More clues leading to the result SNIPE
- Bushwhack
- Make malicious remarks
- Marsh bird
- __ at (malign)
- Assail
- Game bird
- Shoot from above
- Take potshots
- Gossip maliciously
- Sandpiper kin
More clues leading to the result HERON
- Egret's kin
- Egret, for one
- Wading bird
- Bittern, e.g.
- Bayou bird
- Marsh bird
- Bird with an almost 6 foot wingspan
- Bittern cousin
- Egret cousin
- Marsh denizen