Crossword clues - Answer
ESS
ESS is a 3-letter crossword answer with 36 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 2,132 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ESS
ESS
3Letters
36Clues in collection
2,132Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year
Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Every clue for ESS in this collection
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- Curvy letter - used 177 times across 33 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Letter. - used 174 times across 42 distinct years, most recently in 1998
- Double curve - used 166 times across 45 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Snaky shape - used 146 times across 30 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Letter before tee - used 124 times across 27 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Feminine suffix - used 122 times across 53 distinct years, most recently in 2022
- Twisty turn - used 86 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Pothook shape - used 84 times across 27 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Road curve - used 70 times across 36 distinct years, most recently in 2024
- Curved letter - used 69 times across 29 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Curve - used 68 times across 29 distinct years, most recently in 2021
- Double-curve letter - used 64 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Tee preceder - used 62 times across 30 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Slalom curve - used 60 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2021
- Half a figure eight - used 56 times across 21 distinct years, most recently in 2024
- Twisty letter - used 52 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Serpentine shape - used 42 times across 22 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- 19th letter - used 36 times across 12 distinct years, most recently in 2021
- Snaky letter - used 34 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Twisty shape - used 32 times across 13 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- Scrollwork shape - used 31 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Superman's symbol - used 31 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2024
- Suffix with lion - used 30 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Feminine ending - used 28 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2022
- Hook shape - used 26 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2023
- Tricky curve - used 26 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2023
- Self starter? - used 25 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2024
- Snaky curve - used 25 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2023
- Twisty curve - used 25 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Curvy character - used 24 times across 12 distinct years, most recently in 2021
- Tricky turn - used 24 times across 12 distinct years, most recently in 2018
- Double-curve shape - used 23 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Superman's insignia - used 23 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2019
- Winding curve - used 23 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2022
- Serpentine letter - used 22 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2024
- Slalom maneuver - used 22 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2025
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