Name hidden backwards in "excellence" Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NELLE Name hidden backwards in "excellence" (5) USA Today Oct 11, 2023
94% NELL Name hidden backward in 'excellent' (4) New York Times Sep 11, 2022
8% COD Fish name hidden backwards in haddock (3) The Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
8% KYRA Name hidden backward in "Mary-Kate" (4) Universal Sep 11, 2025
7% ANI Name hidden in "Hawaiian Islands" (3) Universal Oct 14, 2025
7% NED Name hidden backwards in "hidden backwards" (3)
6% ESME Woman's name hidden in "nice smell" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
6% REVERSED Went backwards (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 28, 2025
6% EDDY Backward current (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Oct 28, 2025
6% ROW Excel line (3) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025

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