Sad
The crossword clue "Sad" is answered by BLUE, a 4-letter entry. Used 57 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BLUE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BLUE answer page.
Used 57 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 17 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.
- TRISTE (7 uses in xd)
- DOWN (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for BLUE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BLUE, most used first.
- Down in the dumps - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Depressed - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Down - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Melancholy - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- "Sad to say ..." - ALAS, used 250 times
- Novi Sad native - SERB, used 31 times
- "How sad!" - ALAS, used 29 times
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