Onion, for one
The crossword clue "Onion, for one" is answered by BULB, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BULB
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BULB answer page.
Used 16 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BULB
Every other clue in this collection answered by BULB, most used first.
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- Tulip-to-be - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Light source - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
- Garlic unit - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Socket insert - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Lamp insert - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Thermometer part - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
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.
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- Ready for business - OPEN, used 184 times
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