Rainbow shape
The crossword clue "Rainbow shape" is answered by ARC, a 3-letter entry. Used 196 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ARC
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARC answer page.
Used 196 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 28 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for ARC
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ARC, most used first.
- Circle segment - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
- Curved line - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
- Curved path - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Joan of -- - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Neckline shape - VEE, used 162 times
- In shape - FIT, used 151 times
- Snaky shape - ESS, used 146 times
- Right-angle shape - ELL, used 86 times
- Pothook shape - ESS, used 84 times
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