Tannish

The answer

ECRU

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ECRU answer page.

Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 1999; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 1 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.

• BEIGE (1 uses in xd)
• TAWNY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ECRU

Every other clue in this collection answered by ECRU, most used first.

• Beige - used 311 times, most recently in 2026
• Light brown - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• Neutral shade - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Light beige - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Stocking shade - used 52 times, most recently in 2024
• Hosiery shade - used 51 times, most recently in 2025
• Neutral color - used 49 times, most recently in 2025
• Beige shade - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Light tan - used 45 times, most recently in 2022
• Off-white - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Color. - used 38 times, most recently in 1979
• Color of raw silk - used 37 times, most recently in 2021
• Neutral hue - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
• Hosiery hue - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
• Brown shade - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
• Neutral tone - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Pale tan - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Off-white shade - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Tan shade - used 26 times, most recently in 2021
• Grayish yellow - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Linen hue - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Hose hue - used 22 times, most recently in 2015
• Very light brown - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Earth tone - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Linen color - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Color of unbleached linen - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Light brown shade - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandy shade - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Light color - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Beige relative - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Brown family member - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Light shade - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Pale brown - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Raw silk color - used 15 times, most recently in 2007
• Unbleached-linen color - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Beige hue - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Off-white hue - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandy hue - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• A shade of beige - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Curtain color - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Hose shade - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• Linen shade - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Unbleached. - used 13 times, most recently in 1968
• Shade of beige - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Creamy color - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Natural shade - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Pale color - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Eggshell - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Hose color - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Pantyhose shade - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Color similar to beige - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Raw linen color - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Tan - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Unflashy color - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Almond - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Curtain shade - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Non-clashing color - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Off-white color - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Raw silk hue - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Sandy color - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Tan color - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Yellowish brown - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Alternative to nude - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Color of raw linen - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Creamy shade - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Nonclashing color - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Sandy-colored - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Shade close to beige - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Stationery shade - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Beigelike hue - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Color similar to almond - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Cream alternative - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Cream color - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Earthy hue - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Eggshell shade - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Stocking color - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Tan relative - used 6 times, most recently in 2016

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.

• Otherwise - ELSE, used 1,353 times
• Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
• At any time - EVER, used 696 times
• Therefore - ERGO, used 684 times
• Gaelic - ERSE, used 679 times
• Raison d'___ - ETRE, used 658 times

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