Bacterium which is spherical or nearly so Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bacterium which is spherical or nearly so last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COCCUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COCCUS Bacterium which is spherical or nearly so (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 22, 2020
4% STAPH Spherical bacterium, informally (5) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
3% AFRO Spherical hair (4) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
2% AHA "So that's it!" (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
2% ROUNDER More spherical (7) (7) Mirror Quick Jan 9, 2026
2% ISH "Or so" (3) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
2% NIGHT Nearly time for hours of darkness (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 31, 2025
2% MOST Nearly all (4) Universal Dec 26, 2025
2% ITS "___ nearly time, get ready!" (3)
2% ETC "And so on . . ." (3) USA Today Dec 25, 2025

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