Herb in pesto
The crossword clue "Herb in pesto" is answered by BASIL, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BASIL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BASIL answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BASIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by BASIL, most used first.
- Pesto herb - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Pesto ingredient - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Pesto base - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Cooking herb - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
- Herb in pesto sauce - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Spaghetti sauce herb - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Herb. - used 7 times, most recently in 1973
- Mountain mint - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
- Pasta sauce herb - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Aromatic herb - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
- Cook's herb - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Pesto sauce herb - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Aromatic herb - ANISE, used 30 times
- Licorice-flavored herb - ANISE, used 26 times
- Medicinal herb - SENNA, used 18 times
- Culinary herb - THYME, used 11 times
- Mint family herb - THYME, used 11 times
- Herb that tastes like licorice - ANISE, used 9 times
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