Prickly plants
The crossword clue "Prickly plants" is answered by CACTI, a 5-letter entry. Used 67 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CACTI
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CACTI answer page.
Used 67 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 21 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.
- BRIARS (12 uses in xd)
- BRIERS (7 uses in xd)
- NETTLES (7 uses in xd)
- TEASELS (3 uses in xd)
- THISTLES (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for CACTI
Every other clue in this collection answered by CACTI, most used first.
- Desert plants - used 73 times, most recently in 2025
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