Term for a naval builder that looks like an aquatic insect Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Term for a naval builder that looks like an aquatic insect last seen in New York Times 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 PREOP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PREOP Term for a naval builder that looks like an aquatic insect (5) New York Times Aug 27, 2020
3% MOTH Butterfly-like insect (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 22, 2025
3% MANTIS Insect that looks like it's "praying" (6)
3% TEA Builder's ____ (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 9, 2025
3% RESEMBLE Look like (8) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
2% EEL Fish that looks like a snake (3)
2% LEECH Aquatic bloodsucking worm (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 21, 2025
2% COOPERS Barrel builders (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
2% DEVS App builders (4) Newsday Dec 19, 2025
2% INCA Machu Picchu builder (4) USA Today Dec 19, 2025

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