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Coloration

Answer: HUE - 3 letters

The crossword clue "Coloration" is answered by HUE, a 3-letter entry. Used 49 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

HUE

HUE

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

49Times used
23Distinct years
2026Most recent year
9Publications

Used 49 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 9 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.

  • TINT (13 uses in xd)
  • SHADE (5 uses in xd)
  • TINCT (2 uses in xd)
  • PIGMENT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for HUE

Every other clue in this collection answered by HUE, most used first.

  • Shade - used 310 times, most recently in 2026
  • Tint - used 122 times, most recently in 2026
  • Shade of color - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
  • Cry's partner - used 46 times, most recently in 2024

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