Ray of light
The crossword clue "Ray of light" is answered by BEAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BEAM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEAM answer page.
Used 24 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 19 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.
- SUNBEAM (13 uses in xd)
- STREAMSTREAK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BEAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEAM, most used first.
- Smile broadly - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Grin from ear to ear - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Smile from ear to ear - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
- Light gas - NEON, used 112 times
- Light brown - ECRU, used 95 times
- Actor Ray - ALDO, used 90 times
- Ring of light - HALO, used 85 times
- Head light? - HALO, used 78 times
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