Formerly a word used to describe a Native American woman, long considered derogatory Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Formerly a word used to describe a Native American woman, long considered derogatory 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SQUAW.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SQUAW Formerly a word used to describe a Native American woman, long considered derogatory (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 14, 2018
5% NAVAJO Native American people (6) The Times Concise Jan 5, 2026
5% CREE Native American (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
5% WIDOW Formerly married woman (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 20, 2025
5% PEJORATIVE Derogatory (10) The Telegraph Quick Nov 7, 2025
4% TOMAHAWK Native American light axe (8) The Times Specialist Feb 9, 2026
4% NEE Formerly named (3) Universal Feb 9, 2026
4% RUTHENE Word used to describe Slavs from Lithuania and surrounding areas (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Feb 7, 2026
4% PIECE "___ of cake," idiom used to describe an effortless task (5)
4% REFLECT Consider (7) The Telegraph Quick Feb 6, 2026

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