Colony founded in the 1580s Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Colony founded in the 1580s . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROANOKE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROANOKE Colony founded in the 1580s (7)
3% NEO Prefix with colonial (3) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
3% ANTFARMS Colonial homes? (8) New York Times Oct 10, 2025
3% CRIERS Colonial announcers (6) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
3% ANT Insect usually found in a colony (3)
2% PENAL Word that can precede "code" or "colony" (5) New York Times Mini Oct 29, 2025
2% GRATE Where logs are found (5) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
2% IRON Nutrient found in legumes (4) USA Today Oct 25, 2025
2% COBBLER Repairman found at last? (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 23, 2025
2% SOAP It's found in bars (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
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