Island whose name comes from the Malay word for "east" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Island whose name comes from the Malay word for "east" 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 TIMOR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIMOR Island whose name comes from the Malay word for "east" (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 25, 2026
6% ORIOLE Bird whose name comes from the Latin for "golden" (6) New York Times Sep 13, 2026
5% OROMEO Words from Juliet (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 14, 2026
5% IKEA Retailer whose outdoor furniture items are named after Scandinavian islands (4) New York Times Nov 11, 2026
5% KOHLRABI Vegetable whose name is derived from words meaning "cabbage" and "turnip" (8) The Times Specialist Nov 9, 2026
5% STAR Whose name goes first (4) New York Times Nov 8, 2026
5% AORTA It comes from the heart (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 3, 2026
5% SLOE Fruit whose name sounds sluggish (4) Universal Nov 3, 2026
5% KRIS Malay dagger (4) (4) The Sun Mini Nov 1, 2026
5% CARP Fish whose name is a synonym for "complain" (4) New York Times Oct 28, 2026

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