Creatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folklore Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Creatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folklore featured in New York Times puzzle on January 16, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SEALS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEALS Creatures that can turn into humans on land, in Scottish folklore (5) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
6% OGRE Hulking creature in folklore (4) USA Today Dec 9, 2025
6% YETIS Himalayan folklore creatures (5)
5% ANIMAL Creature turns into salami, naturally! (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
5% OGRES Folklore brutes (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
5% BEES Creatures that can swarm (4) The Telegraph Mini Dec 13, 2025
5% PEOPLE Humans (6) USA Today Dec 4, 2025
4% LAD Scottish boy (3)
4% NAE Scottish negative (3) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
4% ORCA Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth (4) New York Times Jan 8, 2026

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