Like a fish out of water, e.g. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like a fish out of water, e.g. featured in New York Times puzzle on February 26, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SIMILE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SIMILE Like a fish out of water, e.g. (6) New York Times Feb 26, 2026
88% LETTER E or G, e.g. (6) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
84% MISFIT Fish out of water, say (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 1, 2026
74% COMIC e,g, The Beano - strip or relief (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Feb 11, 2026
71% NET Fishing equipment that is thrown into the water (3)
71% RAW Like the fish in poke (3) New York Times Feb 9, 2026
71% BRACKISH Like estuarine water (8) The Times Concise Jan 24, 2026
71% EELS Snake-like fishes (4) The Times Concise Jan 9, 2026
71% EXTRACT Fish out (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Jan 8, 2026
71% MUSICNOTES E, G, B, D and F, e.g. (10) USA Today Dec 5, 2025

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