Crossword answer
WHELK
5 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 4 appearances · Last seen The Independent, October 3, 2026
Letter pattern
WHELK
Clues that lead to WHELK
Most recent firstAbout WHELK in crosswords
WHELK is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 4 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “A carnivorous marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae” in the The Independent crossword on October 3, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
SYRIACountry song about following discontented secretary (5)
STOREPut away
DEVILHe makes many wicked
TURINShroud of ___ (venerated cloth)
TAHOESecond-deepest lake in the U.S.
YEARSDecade divisions
ORALBFlossing brand
PARASLegal aides, briefly
HARPSPlucked instruments
CURRYRun hastily, losing hat, for hot food (5)
PROVOUtah city
SLEDSVehicles with runners
ASAMI"Same for me!"
NIGHTPeriod of darkness
Every appearance of WHELK (4)
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Oct 3, 2026
A carnivorous marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae · The Independent · 26 Across
Dec 7, 2024
Marine mollusc · The Independent · 1 Across
Aug 21, 2024
Marine mollusc · The Independent · 15 Down
Nov 28, 2023
Shellfish · Evening Standard · 17 Down