Mustela erminea, family Mustelidae, commonly known in North America as the short-tailed weasel (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STOAT Mustela erminea, family Mustelidae, commonly known in North America as the short-tailed weasel (5) (5)
4% FERRET Pet in the weasel family (6) USA Today Dec 21, 2025
4% MEXICO Country in North America (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 15, 2025
4% CREE Indigenous people of North America (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
4% OPAH Fish commonly known as "moonfish" (4)
4% STOATS Short-tailed weasels (6) Newsday Mar 31, 2019
4% ERMINES Short-tailed weasels (7)
4% ERMINE Short-tailed weasel (6) LA Times Daily Jun 27, 2015
3% OTTER Weasel's semiaquatic relative (5) USA Today Dec 27, 2025
3% CLAN Family (4) USA Today Quick Dec 26, 2025
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