Egg holders
The crossword clue "Egg holders" is answered by NESTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 38 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NESTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NESTS answer page.
Used 38 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 10 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.
- BIRDSNESTS (1 uses in xd)
- CARTONS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NESTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by NESTS, most used first.
- High homes - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Tree houses - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Birds' homes - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Retreats. - used 29 times, most recently in 1998
- Aeries - used 27 times, most recently in 2008
- Bird abodes - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Egg containers - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Hatchlings' homes - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Cozy places - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Homes in trees - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Egg-shaped - OVATE, used 228 times
- Egg-shaped - OVOID, used 123 times
- Small egg - OVULE, used 73 times
- Flower holders - VASES, used 37 times
- Ice cream holders - CONES, used 35 times
- Egg producer - OVARY, used 30 times
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