Barely lit
The crossword clue "Barely lit" is answered by DIM, a 3-letter entry. Used 24 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DIM
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIM answer page.
Used 24 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DIM
Every other clue in this collection answered by DIM, most used first.
- Poorly lit - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
- Badly lit - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Not well-lit - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Not bright - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Indistinct - used 28 times, most recently in 2018
- Faint - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Not very bright - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Not too bright - 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.
- Barely manage, with "out" - EKE, used 90 times
- Barely make, with "out" - EKE, used 83 times
- Barely passing grade - DEE, used 54 times
- ___ out (barely make) - EKE, used 28 times
- Barely achieve (with "out") - EKE, used 24 times
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