Clues for the word "OTTER"
We've had 387 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1043 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on December 13, 2025.
Definition of otter
- n. - Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra, and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris; the American otter is L. Canadensis; other species inhabit South America and Asia.
- n. - The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.
- n. - A corruption of Annotto.
Referring Clues
- Playful aquatic animal
- Aquatic mammal
- Fur source
- Relative of a ferret
- Glossy brown fur
- Playful water animal
- The Water Rat's friend
- Playful animal
- River ___
- Weasel relative
- Cousin of a mink
- Sea ___
- Valuable fur
- SeaWorld performer
- Sleek swimmer
- Certain fur
- Playful swimmer
- Riverbank romper
- Social swimmer
- Brown fur
- Sea ___ (fur animal)
- Animal that has kittens
- Web-footed swimmer
- Bewhiskered animal
- Furry floater
- Virginia's ___ River
- Aquatic animal
- Furry frolicker
- Musk secreter
- Lupine : wolf :: lutrine : ___
- Stream bank cavorter
- Water-loving animal
- Thick fur
- Sleek, lustrous fur
- Musk maker
- Playful aquatic mammal
- Bewhiskered swimmer
- Riverbank burrower
- Web-footed mammal
- Swimming mammal
- Playful creature
- Old coat material
- Lustrous fur
- Sea ___, denizen of the North Pacific
- Bewhiskered fish lover
- Ursine : bear :: lutrine : ___
- Playful mammal
- Stream critter
- Prized fur
- Animal that eats while floating on its back
- Web-footed animal
- Animal in a lodge
- Riverbank cavorter
- "Animal House" brother
- Sinuous swimmer
- Playful riverbank dweller
- Wolverine's playful cousin
- Member of the weasel family
- "The Wind in the Willows" character
- "Ring of Bright Water" critter
- It has kittens
- Weasel kin
- "Animal House" fratman
- Abalone eater
- Furry swimmer
- River mammal
- Riverside frolicker
- Ferret kin
- Playful sea critter
- Furry aquatic mammal
- Playful critter
- River critter
- Fur-bearing freshwater mammal
- Friend of Mole and Water Rat
- Playful swimmer hunted for its fur
- Playful zoo critter
- Streamlined swimmer
- See 5-Down
- Playful river critter
- Furry aquatic frolicker
- Playful splasher
- Furry frolicker in the water
- Abalone lover
- River romper
- Seaweed the Beanie Baby, e.g.
- Burrow : rabbit :: holt : ___
- Furry river critter
- Aquatic fun lover
- Playful fish eater
- Eric Stratton's "Animal House" nickname
- One in the weasel family
- Dark brown fur
- Badger relative
- Riverbank frolicker
- Water-loving mammal
- Aquatic-fun lover
- Aquatic weasel
- Fish-hunting mammal
- Mud-sliding mammal
- Frisky swimmer
- Mink relative
- Web-footed creature
- Mink's poorer cousin
- Badger cousin
- Animal that has pups
- Tobogganing mammal
- "Animal House" animal
- Sleek, furry swimmer
- Bewhiskered critter
- Abalone fancier
- Carnivorous aquatic mammal
- Flounder's frat brother in "Animal House"
- Endangered sea mammal
- "Animal House" role
- "Animal House" moniker
- Semiaquatic mammal
- It swims in a fur
- Frisky mammal
- Furry fish-eater
- Animal that plays along streams
- Playful marine mammal
- Mink's cousin
- Fish-eating mammal
- Playful aquatic critter
- Aquatic frolicker
- Polecat relative
- Expert swimmer of the weasel family
- Whiskered romper
- Furry river animal
- Muskrat Cousin
- Mink cousin
- Water weasel
- Web-footed carnivore
- River gamboler
- "Ring of Bright Water" creature
- Badger's cousin
- Water mammal
- River creature
- Boon's "Animal House" buddy
- Fun-loving mammal
- Weasel family member
- Eric Stratton's moniker, in "Animal House"
- Aquatic critter
- Weasellike swimmer
- Wolverine kin
- Wolverine cousin
- Furry river swimmer
- Mammal known for tobogganing
- Bewhiskered frolicker
- Sleek fur
- Playful water critter
- Weasel's cousin
- 'Animal House' role
- Lutraphobe's fear
- Pip or Pop, on 'Bear in the Big Blue House'
- Playful sea creature
- One who might make a run on the banks
- Weasel-like swimmer
- Frolicking fish-eater
- Tall, slim, and hairy gay man
- River frolicker
- Playful river mammal
- Amusing zoo creature
- Playful sea animal
- Water lover
- "Animal House" frat brother
- Dehavilland's dream
- Furry fish eater
- Skunk's cousin
- Dehaviland design
- Riverbank animal
- Playful fish-lover
- Whiskered creature
- Animal known for its playful behavior
- Sleek river swimmer
- Marine mammal with webbed paws
- Animal cavorting by a stream
- River player
- Sleek, fur-covered swimmer
- Web-footed weasel, sort of
- Playful swimming mammal
- Marten's cousin
- Riverside romper
- Mud bank slider
- Ferret's kin
- Mammal with webbed paws
- Animal that may swim on its back
- "Animal House" character
- Musk creator
- Furry oyster cracker
- Web-footed aquatic mammal
- Web-footed critter
- Playful fish-eater
- Riverbank critter
- Leonine : lion :: lutrine : ___
- Seal's kin
- Staple of the fur trade in the 1700s-1800s
- Whiskered swimmer
- Pod : whale :: raft : ___
- Critter that sleeps floating on its back
- Webbed-toes animal
- SeaWorld frolicker
- Cove critter
- Lead-in to hound, in the canine world
- Animal sought in 2016's "Zootopia"
- Oyster cracker?
- Bewhiskered mammal
- Playful animal on a stream bank
- Aquatic relative of a ferret
- Freshwater carnivorous mammal
- Ferret cousin
- Waterslide constructor
- Furry water-loving mammal
- Playful, furry swimmer
- Certain Thames swimmer
- Beast with water-repellent fur
- Shellfish eater
- Animal that frolics in streams
- Polecat cousin
- Agile swimmer
- Playful, web-footed mammal
- Certain freshwater mammal
- Playful kin of the badger
- Animal known to chase its tail
- Hermione's Patronus, in the Harry Potter books
- River rollicker
- Playful river animal
- Fish-eating frolicker
- Whiskered, fish-eating creature
- Riverbank clown
- Mammal that loves the water
- Playful water mammal
- Playful water creature
- Aquatic creature
- Animal getting more 'eated
- Harry of Hogwarts ignoring first animal
- Warmer Cockney animal
- Animal that's not terribly content
- Freshwater mammal
- Sleek river mammal
- Freshwater carnivorous mammal with webbed and clawed feet
- Torte (anag)
- Freshwater mammal with dark brown fur
- Mammal
- Aquatic weasel-like mammal
- Being an expert swimmer is a bit of a lottery
- Tarka, for one
- In polyglot terminology, a fish-eater
- Aquatic carnivore
- Relative of the weasel even more outrageous?
- Piscivore and outrageous queen
- Small animal able to trot about a quarter of a mile
- A born swimmer fond of fish
- Excessive hesitation of fish-eater
- Aquatic beast
- Aquatic member of weasel family
- Fish-eating member of weasel family
- Swimmer more steamed up in Stepney
- Carnivore - breed of 13 down
- Fish-eater of the weasel family
- A creature more popular when clipped
- Agile aquatic animal
- Tarka, for example
- Sea or river animal
- Playful sea mammal
- Sleek mammal
- Frolicking fish-lover
- Thick-furred mammal
- Tim Matheson's "Animal House" role
- Den : bear :: holt : ___
- Animal the queen's extravagant over
- Fur would have been warmer after 3
- Carnivore decapitated craftsman
- Scoundrel lost his head -- the beast!
- Playful aquatic animal of 'Tarka' fame
- Rat decapitated river animal
- Rotter decapitated an animal
- Swimmer with excessive energy before the start of race
- Scoundrel has no right, the beast
- Beast that's not terribly content
- Animal discovered within earshot, terrified
- Water creature scoundrel beheaded
- Fur cap taken off scoundrel
- Fur cap removed from scoundrel
- Water animal and swine beheaded
- A good swimmer: top person gets over it
- Animal decapitating rat
- One with swimming ability more exaggerated?
- Monarch put on excessive fur
- Web-toed mammal
- Frisky fish-eater
- Furry frolicker at an aquarium
- Water creature
- Splashy mammal
- Playful carnivore
- Animal in a raft
- Furry animal that plays in rivers
- One eats fish that's spicier for Cockney
- As a bit of a rotter, may be hounded
- To be a real cad, the beast needs the right start!
- Weasel-like creature
- Mammal that enjoys waterslides
- Weasel's kin
- Non-fish aquarium attraction
- The cockney, more in need of cooling down, swims
- Bank slider
- A mustelid
- Beastly bit of polyglot terminology
- Animal embraced by trainspotters
- Much-trapped animal in wilderness America
- Playful marine animal
- Furry river mammal
- Playful furry creature
- Weasel's aquatic cousin
- Mink's kin
- Bewhiskered river swimmer
- Hermione's Patronus
- Marine mammal
- Oyster-eating mammal
- Weasel cousin
- Tail-chasing aquatic mammal
- Animal that aptly rhymes with "water"
- Mink’s cousin
- Animal known to crack shells with rocks
- Wolverine’s cousin
- River swimmer
- Marten’s kin
- Animal in the weasel family
- Animal taking over English river's eating tons
- Badger’s cousin
- Hand-holding sea animal
- Playful mammalian swimmer
- Mammal with a pouch where it can store its favorite rock
- River-frolicking mammal
- Aquarium cutie
- Monterey Bay Aquarium mammal
- Frolicking swimmer
- Cute river animal
- Weasel-like river mammal
- Furry mammal
- It's said to have the thickest fur of any mammal
- Mammal that might eat 20 pounds of food per day
- Web-footed diver
- Animal known to "juggle" rocks
- River carnivore
- Mammal at an aquarium
- "Animal House" character named for an animal
- Weasel's aquatic relative
- Mammal that can hold its breath up to eight minutes
- Sea mammal
- Animal that's known to enjoy water slides
- Webfooted critter
- Ferret relative
- Critter that eats while floating on its back
- Mammal that uses kelp as a blanket
- Asian small-clawed ___
- Animal in the same family as the wolverine
- With 93-Across, young river critter
- Adorable river animal
- Sea critter
- Mink's larger relative
- Animal with webbed feet
- Shade of brown paint
- Oyster cracker?
- Animal that might make a waterslide to play on
- Playful semiaquatic animal
- Furry aquatic animal
- Cute river mammal
- River animal
- Cousin of a wolverine
- Urchin-eating mammal
- Mudbank frolicker
- Animal in a romp
- Marine mammal that uses rocks to crack shells
- Weasel's relative
- Pride : lion :: raft : ___
- Animal with the thickest fur of any mammal
- Swimming mammal in Native American totems
- Kelp forest dweller
- Relative of a badger
- Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes
- River animal often seen on its back
- See 39-Across
- Sea animal with "pockets" to store food and tools
- Florida freshwater springs mammal
- Marine scamp
- Semiaquatic relative of a badger
Last Seen In
- New York Times - December 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 06, 2025
- Mirror Mini - December 05, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 29, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 23, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 21, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 19, 2025
- Daily American - November 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 11, 2025
- New York Times - November 11, 2025
- Mirror Mini - November 10, 2025
- LA Times - October 24, 2025
- LA Times - October 20, 2025
- LA Times - October 15, 2025
- LA Times - October 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 07, 2025
- New York Times - September 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 25, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 17, 2025
- New York Times - August 13, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 06, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 28, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 28, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 09, 2025
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