Shell game item

The answer to “Shell game item” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is PEA — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 4, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 45-Down, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Shell game item” answer

PEA (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is PEA.

What does PEA mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PEA is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Shell game item” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

• September 4, 2026 (most recent) → PEA
• August 29, 2026 → PEA

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