Fish whose name literally means "four"

The answer to “Fish whose name literally means "four"” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is TETRA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on July 15, 2026 at 5-Across. 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.

“Fish whose name literally means "four"” answer

TETRA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is TETRA

This little fish is often found in home aquariums and its name suggests a numeric connection! 🎣

What does TETRA mean?

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

When else has “Fish whose name literally means "four"” appeared?

The Washington Post Mini 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.

July 15, 2026 (most recent) → TETRA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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