Black
The crossword clue "Black" is answered by EBON, a 4-letter entry. Used 159 times across 51 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EBON
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EBON answer page.
Used 159 times across 51 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for EBON
Every other clue in this collection answered by EBON, most used first.
- Black, in verse - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
- Black, in poetry - used 62 times, most recently in 2024
- Black, poetically - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Dark. - used 43 times, most recently in 2004
- Black, to Blake - used 40 times, most recently in 2015
- Black, to a bard - used 34 times, most recently in 2019
- Deep black - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
- Black, to bards - used 29 times, most recently in 2020
- Black, to Byron - used 23 times, most recently in 2016
- Black, to poets - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Black-and-white cookie - OREO, used 272 times
- Black - INKY, used 125 times
- "Back in Black" band - ACDC, used 73 times
- Black-and-white treat - OREO, used 64 times
- Jet black - ONYX, used 60 times
- Black-and-white whale - ORCA, used 55 times
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