___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue ___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America) featured in New York Times puzzle on March 31, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DIRE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIRE ___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America) (4) New York Times Mar 31, 2026
4% RIFEST Most prevalent (6) New York Times Mar 29, 2026
4% ENAMEL Canine coat? (6) Universal Mar 29, 2026
4% DODO Extinct bird (4) USA Today Mar 28, 2026
4% KILLDEER Brown and white plover of North and Central America (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Mar 26, 2026
4% ASSASSINATED Fools in America delinquent once hit (12) The Times Cryptic Mar 25, 2026
4% ARF Canine greeting (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 24, 2026
4% NATIONAL Citizen of North America - Latino, possibly (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 17, 2026
4% MOOSE Tallest land animal in North America (5) The Atlantic Mar 15, 2026
4% DENALI North America's highest peak (6) USA Today Mar 12, 2026

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