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AVOCETS is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for AVOCETS.

9 total results for AVOCETS( score: 50 )

2 results for AVOCETS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun May 18, 202591DWading birds (2)Garrett ChalfinShortz
Sun Jan 28, 201818AWading birds (2)Priscilla Clark and Jeff ChenShortz
1 result for AVOCETS from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Oct 27, 2013Cryptic26ABirds flying to caves (7)Richard SilvestriShortz
6 results for AVOCETS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Oct 9, 198897ALong-legged shorebirdsNancy Nicholson JolineMaleska
Sun Apr 9, 197870DStilts' kinChristopher BuschMaleska
Mon Jun 18, 196225AShore birds.Joseph CrowellFarrar
Fri Apr 13, 195117ALong-legged shore birds.UnknownFarrar
Sun Mar 6, 1949103DWading birds.Henry A. WolfeFarrar
Sun Aug 4, 194654DCurved-billed wading birds.Lester KeeneFarrar
Anagrams:OCTAVES, VASOTEC
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