Festive
The crossword clue "Festive" is answered by GALA, a 4-letter entry. Used 147 times across 64 distinct years; most recently in 2023. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
GALA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GALA answer page.
Used 147 times across 64 distinct years; most recently in 2023. It appears in 15 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.
- GAY (30 uses in xd)
- MERRY (10 uses in xd)
- JOYOUS (2 uses in xd)
- CELEBRATORY (1 uses in xd)
- CHEERY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GALA
Every other clue in this pilot answered by GALA, most used first.
- Big bash - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Fancy party - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
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