The "G" of "LGBTQ"

The answer

GAY

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GAY answer page.

Used 21 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• 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
• Cheerful - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• 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

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.

• In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
• In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
• Under the weather - ILL, used 536 times
• "___ the season ..." - TIS, used 398 times
• To the ___ degree - NTH, used 389 times
• In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times

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