Joie de vivre
The crossword clue "Joie de vivre" is answered by ELAN, a 4-letter entry. Used 135 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ELAN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELAN answer page.
Used 135 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 23 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ZEST (12 uses in xd)
- ZESTFORLIFE (4 uses in xd)
- BRIO (2 uses in xd)
- DASH (1 uses in xd)
- GAIETY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELAN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ELAN, most used first.
- Verve - used 459 times, most recently in 2026
- Panache - used 306 times, most recently in 2026
- Flair - used 298 times, most recently in 2026
- Distinctive flair - used 86 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Pilot clues 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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- 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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