The term DEER RED is composed of eight crossword solutions: SPAYS (5 letters), HIND (4 letters), ROES (4 letters), HART (4 letters), ELK (3 letters), STAG (4 letters), ELKS (4 letters), and SIKA (4 letters). These words all refer to different species of deer, with SPAYS referring to the practice of spaying female deer, HIND referring to a female red deer, ROES referring to a species of deer native to Europe, HART referring to a male red deer, ELK referring to a species of large deer native to North America, STAG referring to a male deer of any species, ELKS referring to a species of deer native to Asia, and SIKA referring to a species of deer native to East Asia.