Drifters at sea Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Drifters at sea featured in New York Times puzzle on January 3, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLANKTON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLANKTON Drifters at sea (8) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
4% ROVER Drifter (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 3, 2025
3% OCEAN Sea (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
3% CORTEZ Sea of (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 5, 2025
3% TRAMPS Walks like drifters (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
3% ALGAE Sea drifters? (5)
2% BEACHUMBRELLA Source of shade by the sea (13) USA Today Jan 2, 2026
2% STOW Pack, at sea (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 1, 2026
2% TAC Washington's Sea-___ Airport (3)
2% ISLE Dot of land in the sea (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025

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