Lose brightness
The crossword clue "Lose brightness" is answered by FADE, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FADE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FADE answer page.
Used 27 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for FADE
Every other clue in this collection answered by FADE, most used first.
- Lose color - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
- Grow dim - used 40 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.
- Lose traction - SKID, used 141 times
- Lose one's footing - SLIP, used 74 times
- Lose steam - TIRE, used 58 times
- Lose feathers - MOLT, used 28 times
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