Shimmer
The crossword clue "Shimmer" is answered by GLEAM, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GLEAM
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GLEAM answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 5 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- TWINKLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for GLEAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by GLEAM, most used first.
- Flash of light - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Sparkle - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Shine - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Twinkle - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Shine brightly - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Glisten - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Flash - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Scintillate - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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