Herb.

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 1973; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• RUE (14 uses in xd)
• ANISE (6 uses in xd)
• SAGE (3 uses in xd)
• THYME (3 uses in xd)
• DILL (2 uses in xd)

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 in pesto - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• 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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