Cheerful
The crossword clue "Cheerful" is answered by GAY, a 3-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GAY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GAY answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for GAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by GAY, most used first.
- Part of LGBTQ - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Festive - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Merry - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- The "G" of "LGBTQ" - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Carefree - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- In high spirits - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Author Talese - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
- Part of LGBT - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Blithe - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- "Don we now our ___ apparel" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- "Honor Thy Father" author Talese - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Writer Talese - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Enola ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Like Pride Parade participants - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Part of L.G.B.T.Q. - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Part of LGBTQIA+ - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- The "G" of "LGBT" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- The "G" of "LGBTQIA+" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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- Solidify - GEL, used 201 times
- Obtain - GET, used 195 times
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