Kind of shot
The crossword clue "Kind of shot" is answered by FLU, a 3-letter entry. Used 28 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FLU
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLU answer page.
Used 28 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- TETANUS (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for FLU
Every other clue in this collection answered by FLU, most used first.
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- Winter woe - used 68 times, most recently in 2025
- Winter malady - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Seasonal bug - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Kind - ILK, used 192 times
- "What Kind of Fool __?" - AMI, used 90 times
- Kind of trip - EGO, used 69 times
- Give it a shot - TRY, used 62 times
- Big shot - VIP, used 56 times
- Tennis shot - LOB, used 55 times
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