How many letters does the top answer for “coming into ear, as corn.” have?

The most common answer is earing (6 letters).

Crossword clue: coming into ear, as corn.

1 answer found in Letterora's clue database (Wikidata facts, Open Trivia DB, WordNet and Webster definitions — all licensed sources).

earing 6 letters web-def

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

an ear of corn 67% similar → mealie

ear of corn. ainsworth. 50% similar → ile

the husk of an ear of corn 50% similar → cornhusk